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Same Theme, Different Handling is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on comparing what two short texts each do with a shared theme, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.9. 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 students 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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Same Theme, Different Handling

RL.5.9

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1.Myth A explains thunder as a god's anger. Myth B explains thunder as giants playing skittles. How are the myths alike?
  • A.Both explain a natural event with a story
  • B.Both are science reports
  • C.Both are set in a school
2.Story A: a lion spares a mouse, and later the mouse frees him from a net. Story B: a girl helps a new student, who later helps her. What theme do both share?
  • A.New students are always clever
  • B.Lions are stronger than mice
  • C.Kindness can be repaid in unexpected ways
3.Story A: a climber turns back before the summit to help a friend. Story B: a runner stops to help a fallen rival. What do both choices show?
  • A.Mountains are dangerous
  • B.Running is faster than climbing
  • C.Some things matter more than winning
4.Story A: a boy hides a broken vase and feels worse each day. Story B: a girl owns up to a broken window and feels relieved. What theme do both share?
  • A.Glass breaks easily
  • B.Parents are always angry
  • C.Telling the truth lifts a weight
5.Both stories are about honesty. In Story A an honest girl wins a prize. In Story B an honest boy loses a game but keeps a friend. How do they differ?
  • A.Story B says honesty is foolish
  • B.Story A punishes honesty
  • C.Story B shows a quieter reward for honesty
6.Poem A calls a city at night lonely. Poem B calls a city at night full of secret life. How do they handle the same setting?
  • A.They describe different countries
  • B.They give it opposite moods
  • C.They both find it boring
7.Story A: a girl saves coins for a year to buy a bike. Story B: a squirrel buries nuts before winter. What do both stories show?
  • A.Bikes are better than nuts
  • B.Planning ahead pays off later
  • C.Winter is the coldest season
8.Story A: a crow drops her cheese when a fox flatters her. Story B: a girl buys useless shoes because the seller praises her. What theme do both share?
  • A.Foxes are always hungry
  • B.Beware of people who flatter you
  • C.Shoes are expensive

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Answer key — Same Theme, Different Handling

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  1. 1.Both explain a natural event with a story
  2. 2.Kindness can be repaid in unexpected ways
  3. 3.Some things matter more than winning
  4. 4.Telling the truth lifts a weight
  5. 5.Story B shows a quieter reward for honesty
  6. 6.They give it opposite moods
  7. 7.Planning ahead pays off later
  8. 8.Beware of people who flatter you

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.