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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 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
2.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
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.Beware of people who flatter you
  • C.Foxes are always hungry
4.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.Winter is the coldest season
  • B.Planning ahead pays off later
  • C.Bikes are better than nuts
5.Both stories are about moving house. Story A is funny and ends happily. Story B is quiet and ends sadly. What differs most between them?
  • A.Their topic
  • B.Their tone
  • C.Their genre
6.Myth A explains thunder as a god's anger. Myth B explains thunder as giants playing skittles. How are the myths alike?
  • A.Both are set in a school
  • B.Both explain a natural event with a story
  • C.Both are science reports
7.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
8.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

LessonPrint · RL.5.9 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Theme, Different Handling

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  1. 1.Some things matter more than winning
  2. 2.They give it opposite moods
  3. 3.Beware of people who flatter you
  4. 4.Planning ahead pays off later
  5. 5.Their tone
  6. 6.Both explain a natural event with a story
  7. 7.Getting everything you want can harm you
  8. 8.It finds courage in an everyday moment

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