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What Each Text Contributes is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on identifying what a second text adds to the first, aligned to Common Core standard RI.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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What Each Text Contributes

RI.5.9

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Circle the right answer.

1.Text 1 says bees pollinate many crops. Text 2 reports that bee numbers are falling. What do they suggest together?
  • A.Some crops may be at risk
  • B.Crops do not need bees
  • C.Bees are increasing
2.Text 1 describes Brunel's wide gauge. Text 2 explains that most of the network was already narrower. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  • B.How wide Brunel's gauge was
  • C.Where Brunel was born
3.Text 1 explains how a volcano forms. Text 2 is a survivor's diary of an eruption. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.The science of magma
  • B.A map of the world's volcanoes
  • C.A firsthand experience of an eruption
4.Text 1 shows that switching tasks wastes time. Text 2 shows that people do not notice the cost. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Proof that switching saves time
  • B.How many tasks people do
  • C.Why people keep multitasking anyway
5.Text 1 lists the rules of a game. Text 2 is a video of the game being played. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.The history of the game
  • B.A longer list of rules
  • C.How the rules look in action
6.Text 1 lists the years the Thames froze. Text 2 explains how Old London Bridge slowed the river. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.More freezing dates
  • B.A list of London bridges today
  • C.A reason the river froze
7.Text 1 reports that the mill closed with 214 jobs lost. Text 2 is a weaver's memory of the closing day. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.The year the mill opened
  • B.The number of jobs lost
  • C.How the closure felt to a worker
8.Text 1 explains how tea became a habit at home. Text 2 explains how coffee houses became meeting places. What do they show together?
  • A.Both plants grow in Britain
  • B.The two drinks spread in different ways
  • C.Both drinks were mostly smuggled

LessonPrint · RI.5.9 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Some crops may be at risk
  2. 2.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  3. 3.A firsthand experience of an eruption
  4. 4.Why people keep multitasking anyway
  5. 5.How the rules look in action
  6. 6.A reason the river froze
  7. 7.How the closure felt to a worker
  8. 8.The two drinks spread in different ways

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