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 2 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 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.
Day and Night
The Earth turns around once every day. When your side of the Earth faces the Sun, it is day. When your side turns away from the Sun, it is night. The Sun does not go out. Your side of the Earth has just turned away.
1. How is day different from night in this text?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Where Rain Comes From
The Sun warms water in lakes and seas. Some water goes up into the air. High up, the air is cold. The water makes tiny drops. The drops join to make a cloud. When the drops get heavy, they fall as rain.
1. How is a cloud different from rain?
LessonPrint · RI.K.9 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Alike and Not Alike
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. In day your side faces the Sun; in night your side is turned away.
2.1. A cloud is tiny drops in the air; rain is drops that got heavy and fell.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.