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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 describes how vaccines work. Text 2 tells how Jenner tested cowpox in 1796. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.The history of the idea
  • B.How antibodies are made
  • C.Which vaccines exist today
2.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.Why people keep multitasking anyway
  • C.How many tasks people do
3.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
4.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 price of cotton
  • B.What the losses meant for a single town
  • C.The national job figures
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.Where Brunel was born
  • B.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  • C.How wide Brunel's gauge was
6.Text 1 is a map of Britain's canals. Text 2 is a chart of canal profits falling after 1830. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Where the canals ran
  • B.What happened to the canals over time
  • C.The names of canal boats
7.Text 1 says bees pollinate many crops. Text 2 reports that bee numbers are falling. What do they suggest together?
  • A.Crops do not need bees
  • B.Bees are increasing
  • C.Some crops may be at risk
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.How the closure felt to a worker
  • B.The number of jobs lost
  • C.The year the mill opened

LessonPrint · RI.5.9 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The history of the idea
  2. 2.Why people keep multitasking anyway
  3. 3.The two drinks spread in different ways
  4. 4.What the losses meant for a single town
  5. 5.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  6. 6.What happened to the canals over time
  7. 7.Some crops may be at risk
  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.