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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 explains how a volcano forms. Text 2 is a survivor's diary of an eruption. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.A firsthand experience of an eruption
  • B.The science of magma
  • C.A map of the world's volcanoes
2.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
3.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
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 national job figures
  • B.What the losses meant for a single town
  • C.The price of cotton
5.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 reason the river froze
  • C.A list of London bridges today
6.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
7.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.What happened to the canals over time
  • B.The names of canal boats
  • C.Where the canals ran
8.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

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Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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