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 19 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.
New Shoes
Ada got new shoes. They were shiny and green. On the first day she walked slowly so they would stay clean. Then she saw a puddle. Ada stopped. She looked at the puddle for a long time. Then she jumped in with both feet.
1. How is Ada different from Nia, whose hat blew away?
2.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 like Ben, who lost his mitten?
LessonPrint · RL.K.9 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Same and Different
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ada chose to get her shoes wet; Nia did not choose to lose her hat.
2.1. Both looked in several places for something they had lost.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.