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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.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  • B.Where Brunel was born
  • C.How wide Brunel's gauge was
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.A longer list of rules
  • C.How the rules look in action
3.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
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.The price of cotton
  • C.What the losses meant for a single town
5.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
6.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
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.Where the canals ran
  • B.What happened to the canals over time
  • C.The names of canal boats
8.Text 1 is a biography of an explorer. Text 2 is the explorer's own letters home. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Another writer's opinion
  • B.The explorer's own words and feelings
  • C.A summary of the whole life

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Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  2. 2.How the rules look in action
  3. 3.How the closure felt to a worker
  4. 4.What the losses meant for a single town
  5. 5.The two drinks spread in different ways
  6. 6.Some crops may be at risk
  7. 7.What happened to the canals over time
  8. 8.The explorer's own words and feelings

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