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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 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 year the mill opened
  • C.The number of jobs lost
2.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 reason the river froze
  • B.A list of London bridges today
  • C.More freezing dates
3.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
4.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.Some crops may be at risk
  • C.Bees are increasing
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 price of cotton
  • B.The national job figures
  • C.What the losses meant for a single town
6.Text 1 explains how a volcano forms. Text 2 is a survivor's diary of an eruption. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.The science of magma
  • B.A map of the world's volcanoes
  • C.A firsthand experience of an eruption
7.Text 1 is a biography of an explorer. Text 2 is the explorer's own letters home. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.A summary of the whole life
  • B.The explorer's own words and feelings
  • C.Another writer's opinion
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.How wide Brunel's gauge was
  • B.Where Brunel was born
  • C.Why Brunel's gauge lost

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Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How the closure felt to a worker
  2. 2.A reason the river froze
  3. 3.What happened to the canals over time
  4. 4.Some crops may be at risk
  5. 5.What the losses meant for a single town
  6. 6.A firsthand experience of an eruption
  7. 7.The explorer's own words and feelings
  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.