Alike and Different is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on saying where two stories agree and where they part, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.9. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Alike and Different
RL.1.9
NameDate
Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Too Loud
The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard.
"Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard."
Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.
1. How is this story different from "One Glove"?
2. How is Sam like Ravi in "The Wobbly Tooth"?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Jar of Shells
Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter.
One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying.
"It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.
1. How is this story different from "The Wobbly Tooth"?
2. How is Ivy like Ravi in "The Wobbly Tooth"?
LessonPrint · RL.1.9 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Alike and Different
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. This one is about Sam learning to play softly; that one is about Maya returning a glove. 2. Both took advice — Sam from Mrs Otu and Dee from her team — and were glad they did.
2.1. Ivy's problem was caused by her brother; Ravi's tooth was nobody's fault. 2. Both were upset at first and both felt better once somebody helped.
Questions about Alike and Different
What does the Alike and Different worksheet cover?
It practises saying where two stories agree and where they part — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.9: Compare what happens to two characters in different stories. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Alike and Different practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9 — RL.1.9, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Alike and Different is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.9, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Alike and Different come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Alike and Different can I print?
25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Alike and Different free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Alike and Different, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RL.1.9
Compare what happens to two characters in different stories.