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.
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.
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: Take Care of Your Teeth
You should brush your teeth two times a day. Brush in the morning. Brush before bed. Use a small brush and a little paste. Brush the front and the back of every tooth. Clean teeth stay strong.
1. How many times a day should you brush?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.
Text 2: 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?
2. How is brushing teeth like building a nest?
3. How is this text different from a story?
LessonPrint · RI.K.9 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two Books, One Topic
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Two times.
2.1. Both give the steps in order — one for a bird building a nest, one for a frog growing. 2. Both are jobs done in a set order — brush the front then the back, gather the twigs then shape the nest. 3. It tells you what to do in real life instead of telling a made-up story.
More practice for RI.K.9
Compare two books about the same thing and say what is the same and what is different.
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