Two Books, One Topic is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on comparing two texts about the same thing, 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 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.
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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Two Books, One Topic
RI.K.9
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Read both texts. Then answer the questions under Text 2.
1.Read Text 1 and answer the question under it.
Text 1: From Egg to Frog
A frog starts as an egg in the water. The egg hatches into a tadpole. A tadpole has a tail and no legs. The tadpole grows back legs. Then it grows front legs. Its tail gets shorter. At last it is a frog.
1. Does a tadpole have legs at first?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.
Text 2: 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 frog growing like rain being made?
2. How is a tadpole different from a frog?
3. How is a cloud different from rain?
LessonPrint · RI.K.9 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two Books, One Topic
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. No — it has a tail and no legs.
2.1. Both happen in steps, one after another — egg to tadpole to frog, and water to cloud to rain. 2. A tadpole has a tail and no legs; a frog has legs and no tail. 3. A cloud is tiny drops in the air; rain is drops that got heavy and fell.
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