Two Stories, One Idea is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on comparing what happens to two characters, 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 12 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 Stories, One Idea
RL.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: The Top Shelf
Mia wanted the blue cup. It was on the top shelf. Mia could not reach it. She pulled a chair over, but the chair was still too low. Then her big brother came in. He lifted the cup down for her. "Thank you," said Mia.
1. Who got the cup down?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.
Text 2: Too Much Rain
It rained all morning. Kofi could not play outside. He looked out of the window and sighed. Then Dad brought out a big box. Inside were blocks. Kofi built a tall tower. He did not mind the rain after that.
1. How is Kofi different from Mia, who wanted the blue cup?
2. How is Mia like Kofi on the rainy day?
3. How is Kofi like Mia, who wanted the blue cup?
LessonPrint · RL.K.9 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two Stories, One Idea
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Her big brother.
2.1. Kofi was given something new to do; Mia was given the thing she had asked for. 2. Both were stuck until somebody at home stepped in — Dad brought the blocks and the big brother lifted the cup down. 3. Both were stuck — Kofi could not play outside and Mia could not reach the cup — until someone in the family helped.
More practice for RL.K.9
Say how two story characters are alike and how they are different.
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