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 6 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. What is this text mostly about?
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 building a nest different from brushing your teeth?
2. How is brushing teeth like building a nest?
3. How is this text like the one about frogs?
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Answer key — Two Books, One Topic
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. How to take care of your teeth by brushing.
2.1. A bird builds a nest once for its eggs; you brush your teeth twice every day. 2. Both are jobs done in a set order — brush the front then the back, gather the twigs then shape the nest. 3. Both give the steps in order — one for a bird building a nest, one for a frog growing.
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