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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 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
2.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 number of jobs lost
  • C.The year the mill opened
3.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
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 firsthand experience of an eruption
  • B.The science of magma
  • C.A map of the world's volcanoes
5.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
6.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.How wide Brunel's gauge was
  • C.Why Brunel's gauge lost
7.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.How the rules look in action
  • C.The history of the game
8.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

LessonPrint · RI.5.9 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Contributes

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A reason the river froze
  2. 2.How the closure felt to a worker
  3. 3.Some crops may be at risk
  4. 4.A firsthand experience of an eruption
  5. 5.The explorer's own words and feelings
  6. 6.Why Brunel's gauge lost
  7. 7.How the rules look in action
  8. 8.What happened to the canals over time

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