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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 sleep helps memory. Text 2 reports that teenagers' body clocks shift later. What do they suggest together?
  • A.Teenagers need no sleep
  • B.Memory has nothing to do with sleep
  • C.Early school starts may harm teenagers' learning
2.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.How the rules look in action
  • C.A longer list of rules
3.Text 1 is a biography of an explorer. Text 2 is the explorer's own letters home. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.The explorer's own words and feelings
  • B.A summary of the whole life
  • C.Another writer's opinion
4.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
5.Text 1 describes Brunel's wide gauge. Text 2 explains that most of the network was already narrower. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.How wide Brunel's gauge was
  • B.Where Brunel was born
  • C.Why Brunel's gauge lost
6.Text 1 says textile jobs fell across the country. Text 2 shows one mill town's population falling. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.The national job figures
  • B.What the losses meant for a single town
  • C.The price of cotton
7.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
8.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 number of jobs lost
  • B.How the closure felt to a worker
  • C.The year the mill opened

LessonPrint · RI.5.9 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Early school starts may harm teenagers' learning
  2. 2.How the rules look in action
  3. 3.The explorer's own words and feelings
  4. 4.A reason the river froze
  5. 5.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  6. 6.What the losses meant for a single town
  7. 7.The two drinks spread in different ways
  8. 8.How the closure felt to a worker

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