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 3 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
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.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 is an ant different from a bee?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Building a Nest
Many birds build a nest in spring. A bird looks for twigs, grass and moss. It carries each piece back in its beak. The bird pushes the twigs into a cup shape. Soft moss goes inside. Then the bird lays its eggs in the nest.
1. How is this text like the one about frogs?
LessonPrint · RI.K.9 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Alike and Not Alike
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. An ant digs tunnels and walks; a bee has wings and flies to flowers.
2.1. Both give the steps in order — one for a bird building a nest, one for a frog growing.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.