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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 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
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 list of London bridges today
  • B.More freezing dates
  • C.A reason the river froze
3.Text 1 lists the rules of a game. Text 2 is a video of the game being played. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.A longer list of rules
  • B.The history of the game
  • C.How the rules look in action
4.Text 1 explains how a volcano forms. Text 2 is a survivor's diary of an eruption. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.A map of the world's volcanoes
  • B.The science of magma
  • C.A firsthand experience of an eruption
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 explains how tea became a habit at home. Text 2 explains how coffee houses became meeting places. What do they show together?
  • A.Both plants grow in Britain
  • B.The two drinks spread in different ways
  • C.Both drinks were mostly smuggled
7.Text 1 is an owner's account of closing his mill. Text 2 is a newspaper report of the same closure. What does Text 2 contribute?
  • A.Outside facts such as the union's view
  • B.The owner's reasons for selling his house
  • C.The owner's private feelings
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 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why people keep multitasking anyway
  2. 2.A reason the river froze
  3. 3.How the rules look in action
  4. 4.A firsthand experience of an eruption
  5. 5.What the losses meant for a single town
  6. 6.The two drinks spread in different ways
  7. 7.Outside facts such as the union's view
  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.