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Comparing Two Structures is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on identifying how two texts are organised differently, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Comparing Two Structures

RI.5.5

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1.Which structure suits a text weighing three explanations?
  • A.Alphabetical order
  • B.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  • C.Strict chronology
2.How can you tell a text's structure quickly?
  • A.Count the paragraphs
  • B.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about
  • C.Read the last line
3.A text alternates paragraph by paragraph between two subjects. What is it doing?
  • A.Explaining a cause
  • B.Comparing them
  • C.Listing them
4.Can one text use more than one structure?
  • A.No, never
  • B.Yes — a chronological text can contain a comparison
  • C.Only in fiction
5.A text says a river froze, then explains three reasons. What structure is that?
  • A.Comparison
  • B.Chronology
  • C.Effect then causes
6.Which structure suits a text about how something changed over two centuries?
  • A.Chronology
  • B.Comparison
  • C.Problem and solution
7.Why might two texts on one topic be structured differently?
  • A.Because one is longer
  • B.Because one author made a mistake
  • C.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
8.Two texts describe the same closure, one chronologically and one by cause. What does that change for the reader?
  • A.Only the length
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.What the reader ends up understanding — the sequence, or the reasons

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Answer key — Comparing Two Structures

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  1. 1.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  2. 2.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about
  3. 3.Comparing them
  4. 4.Yes — a chronological text can contain a comparison
  5. 5.Effect then causes
  6. 6.Chronology
  7. 7.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
  8. 8.What the reader ends up understanding — the sequence, or the reasons

More practice for RI.5.5

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.