Alike and Not Alike is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on saying what two fact texts share, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.9. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 22 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
22 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Alike and Not Alike
RI.K.9
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Bees
Bees are insects. A bee has six legs and two wings. Bees fly from flower to flower. They drink a sweet juice called nectar. Bees take the nectar back to the hive. In the hive, the bees turn nectar into honey.
1. How is a hive like an ants' nest?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Ants
Ants are insects. An ant has six legs. Ants live together in a nest. Some ants dig tunnels. Some ants carry food. An ant can lift something much bigger than itself. Ants work as a team.
1. How are ants and bees the same?
LessonPrint · RI.K.9 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Alike and Not Alike
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Both are places where the insects live together and take food back to.
2.1. Both are insects with six legs, and both live together and work as a team.
Questions about Alike and Not Alike
What does the Alike and Not Alike worksheet cover?
It practises saying what two fact texts share — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RI.K.9: Compare two books about the same thing and say what is the same and what is different. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Alike and Not Alike practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.9 — RI.K.9, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Alike and Not Alike is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RI.K.9, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Alike and Not Alike come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Alike and Not Alike can I print?
25 versions, of which 22 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Alike and Not Alike free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Alike and Not Alike, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RI.K.9
Compare two books about the same thing and say what is the same and what is different.