Same and Different is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on saying what two stories share and where they differ, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.9. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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 14 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Same and Different
RL.K.9
NameDate
Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Where Is Pepper?
Pepper the cat was gone. Lily looked in the box. No Pepper. She looked under the bed. No Pepper. She looked behind the door. There was Pepper, fast asleep in a sock drawer.
1. How is Lily's search different from Ben's search for his mitten?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Sam's Bean
Sam put one bean in a cup of soil. He gave it water. He put the cup by the window. For six days nothing happened. Sam was sad. On day seven a tiny green shoot came up. Sam clapped his hands.
1. What does this story teach us about growing a plant?
LessonPrint · RL.K.9 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Same and Different
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Lily searched indoors and found a cat; Ben searched outside in the snow and a dog brought the mitten to him.
2.1. You have to wait — a plant takes days to come up.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.