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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 lists the years the Thames froze. Text 2 explains how Old London Bridge slowed the river. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.A list of London bridges today
  • B.A reason the river froze
  • C.More freezing dates
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.Where Brunel was born
  • B.How wide Brunel's gauge was
  • C.Why Brunel's gauge lost
3.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.The price of cotton
  • C.What the losses meant for a single town
4.Text 1 says bees pollinate many crops. Text 2 reports that bee numbers are falling. What do they suggest together?
  • A.Bees are increasing
  • B.Some crops may be at risk
  • C.Crops do not need bees
5.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
6.Text 1 is an owner's account of closing his mill. Text 2 is a newspaper report of the same closure. What does Text 2 contribute?
  • A.The owner's private feelings
  • B.The owner's reasons for selling his house
  • C.Outside facts such as the union's view
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.The two drinks spread in different ways
  • B.Both drinks were mostly smuggled
  • C.Both plants grow in Britain
8.Text 1 says sleep helps memory. Text 2 reports that teenagers' body clocks shift later. What do they suggest together?
  • A.Early school starts may harm teenagers' learning
  • B.Teenagers need no sleep
  • C.Memory has nothing to do with sleep

LessonPrint · RI.5.9 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A reason the river froze
  2. 2.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  3. 3.What the losses meant for a single town
  4. 4.Some crops may be at risk
  5. 5.How the closure felt to a worker
  6. 6.Outside facts such as the union's view
  7. 7.The two drinks spread in different ways
  8. 8.Early school starts may harm teenagers' learning

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