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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 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
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.Lions are stronger than mice
  • B.Kindness can be repaid in unexpected ways
  • C.New students are always clever
3.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.Shoes are expensive
  • B.Foxes are always hungry
  • C.Beware of people who flatter you
4.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.Why friendships never last
  • B.What the first girl ate for tea
  • C.How it feels to be the one who leaves
5.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.Running is faster than climbing
  • B.Mountains are dangerous
  • C.Some things matter more than winning
6.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.Getting everything you want can harm you
  • B.Gold is very heavy
  • C.Kings should not eat candy
7.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 both find it boring
  • C.They give it opposite moods
8.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

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Answer key — Same Theme, Different Handling

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  1. 1.Telling the truth lifts a weight
  2. 2.Kindness can be repaid in unexpected ways
  3. 3.Beware of people who flatter you
  4. 4.How it feels to be the one who leaves
  5. 5.Some things matter more than winning
  6. 6.Getting everything you want can harm you
  7. 7.They give it opposite moods
  8. 8.Steady effort beats wasted talent

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