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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.Running is faster than climbing
  • B.Some things matter more than winning
  • C.Mountains are dangerous
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.What the first girl ate for tea
  • B.How it feels to be the one who leaves
  • C.Why friendships never last
3.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.Telling the truth lifts a weight
  • C.Glass breaks easily
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.Planning ahead pays off later
  • B.Winter is the coldest season
  • C.Bikes are better than nuts
5.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.Animals are faster than people
  • B.Steady effort beats wasted talent
  • C.Winning is all that matters
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.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 shows courage in a battle
  • B.It says courage is not needed
  • C.It finds courage in an everyday moment
8.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

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Answer key — Same Theme, Different Handling

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  1. 1.Some things matter more than winning
  2. 2.How it feels to be the one who leaves
  3. 3.Telling the truth lifts a weight
  4. 4.Planning ahead pays off later
  5. 5.Steady effort beats wasted talent
  6. 6.They give it opposite moods
  7. 7.It finds courage in an everyday moment
  8. 8.One moment of doubt or curiosity changes everything

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