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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.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 says courage is not needed
  • B.It finds courage in an everyday moment
  • C.It shows courage in a battle
2.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.Shoes are expensive
  • C.Foxes are always hungry
3.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 shows a quieter reward for honesty
  • B.Story A punishes honesty
  • C.Story B says honesty is foolish
4.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.Gold is very heavy
  • B.Kings should not eat candy
  • C.Getting everything you want can harm you
5.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
6.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.Parents are always angry
  • B.Glass breaks easily
  • C.Telling the truth lifts a weight
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 give it opposite moods
  • C.They both find it boring
8.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.Kindness can be repaid in unexpected ways
  • C.Lions are stronger than mice

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Answer key — Same Theme, Different Handling

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  1. 1.It finds courage in an everyday moment
  2. 2.Beware of people who flatter you
  3. 3.Story B shows a quieter reward for honesty
  4. 4.Getting everything you want can harm you
  5. 5.How it feels to be the one who leaves
  6. 6.Telling the truth lifts a weight
  7. 7.They give it opposite moods
  8. 8.Kindness can be repaid in unexpected ways

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