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Two Texts, One Topic is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on comparing two information texts on one topic, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.9. 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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Two Texts, One Topic

RI.1.9

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Read Text 1 and answer the question under it.

1.Read Text 1 and answer the question under it.

Text 1: How Seeds Travel

A seed cannot grow in its parent's shadow. There is not enough light. So seeds have to move away. Some seeds have wings. A sycamore seed spins like a tiny helicopter and lands far from the tree. Some seeds hook onto fur. A burr catches on a passing fox and drops off somewhere new. Some seeds sit inside fruit. A bird eats the fruit and the seed comes out later, miles away.

  1. 1. What does a sycamore seed do as it falls?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.

Text 2: What Roots Do

Roots grow down while the stem grows up. They do two jobs. First, roots hold the plant in the ground. A tall tree in a storm stays up because its roots spread wide under the soil. Second, roots drink. Tiny hairs on the roots take in water from the soil. The water travels up the stem to the leaves. A plant with damaged roots wilts, even if it is watered.

  1. 1. How is a sycamore seed like a burr?
  2. 2. How is a sycamore seed different from a burr?
  3. 3. How is a root different from a seed?

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Answer key — Two Texts, One Topic

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It spins like a tiny helicopter.
  2. 2.1. Both are ways a seed gets away from the parent tree. 2. A sycamore seed travels on the wind; a burr has to hook onto an animal. 3. A root holds and feeds a growing plant; a seed is what the plant starts from.

Questions about Two Texts, One Topic

What does the Two Texts, One Topic worksheet cover?

It practises comparing two information texts on one topic — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RI.1.9: Compare two texts on one topic and say what is the same and different. The instruction to pupils is “Read Text 1 and answer the question under it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Two Texts, One Topic practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.9 — RI.1.9, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Two Texts, One Topic is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RI.1.9, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Two Texts, One Topic 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 Two Texts, One Topic can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Two Texts, One Topic free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Two Texts, One Topic, 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.1.9?

Yes — “Two Texts on One Topic” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RI.1.9, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Two Texts, One Topic is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RI.1.9

Compare two texts on one topic and say what is the same and different.

Teaching this next? Two Texts on One Topic is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.