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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 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
2.Text 1 says sleep helps memory. Text 2 reports that teenagers' body clocks shift later. What do they suggest together?
  • A.Memory has nothing to do with sleep
  • B.Teenagers need no sleep
  • C.Early school starts may harm teenagers' learning
3.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
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 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
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.The names of canal boats
  • C.What happened to the canals over time
7.Text 1 shows that switching tasks wastes time. Text 2 shows that people do not notice the cost. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Why people keep multitasking anyway
  • B.Proof that switching saves time
  • C.How many tasks people do
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 year the mill opened
  • B.How the closure felt to a worker
  • C.The number of jobs lost

LessonPrint · RI.5.9 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  2. 2.Early school starts may harm teenagers' learning
  3. 3.Some crops may be at risk
  4. 4.A reason the river froze
  5. 5.What the losses meant for a single town
  6. 6.What happened to the canals over time
  7. 7.Why people keep multitasking anyway
  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.