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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.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.Beware of people who flatter you
  • B.Foxes are always hungry
  • C.Shoes are expensive
2.Both stories are about friendship. Story A is told by a girl whose friend moves away. Story B is told by the friend who moved. What does Story B add?
  • A.How it feels to be the one who leaves
  • B.What the first girl ate for tea
  • C.Why friendships never last
3.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.Planning ahead pays off later
  • B.Winter is the coldest season
  • C.Bikes are better than nuts
4.Myth A: Orpheus loses Eurydice because he looks back. Myth B: Pandora releases troubles because she lifts the lid. What do both myths share?
  • A.Both are set in the underworld
  • B.One moment of doubt or curiosity changes everything
  • C.Both end with a wedding
5.Story A: a greedy king turns everything to gold and cannot eat. Story B: a boy wishes for endless candy and falls ill. What theme do both share?
  • A.Kings should not eat candy
  • B.Gold is very heavy
  • C.Getting everything you want can harm you
6.Story A: a hare loses a race because he naps. Story B: a boy who practices daily beats a more gifted rival. What theme do both share?
  • A.Steady effort beats wasted talent
  • B.Animals are faster than people
  • C.Winning is all that matters
7.Both stories are about courage. In Story A a knight fights a dragon. In Story B a shy boy reads his poem aloud. How does Story B handle the theme differently?
  • A.It finds courage in an everyday moment
  • B.It says courage is not needed
  • C.It shows courage in a battle
8.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

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Answer key — Same Theme, Different Handling

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  1. 1.Beware of people who flatter you
  2. 2.How it feels to be the one who leaves
  3. 3.Planning ahead pays off later
  4. 4.One moment of doubt or curiosity changes everything
  5. 5.Getting everything you want can harm you
  6. 6.Steady effort beats wasted talent
  7. 7.It finds courage in an everyday moment
  8. 8.They give it opposite moods

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