Two Texts on One Topic is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on comparing the most important points of two texts, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.9. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Used paper does not become new paper by magic. It goes through five stages.
First it is sorted. Card, newspaper and office paper are separated, because each makes a different grade of new paper.
Second it is pulped. The paper is mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart.
Third it is cleaned. Staples, glue and ink are removed. Ink is lifted out with air bubbles.
Fourth the pulp is pressed flat between rollers and dried.
Fifth it is cut into sheets. Paper can be recycled about five to seven times before its fibres get too short to hold together.
1. How many times can paper be recycled?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.
Text 2: How Glass Is Recycled
Glass is unusual. It can be melted and remade for ever without getting any worse.
Bottles are first sorted by colour. Clear, green and brown glass have to be kept apart, because you cannot make clear glass from green.
The glass is then crushed into small pieces called cullet. Metal lids are pulled out with a magnet.
Cullet melts at a lower temperature than the raw materials glass is made from. That means recycling glass uses less energy than making it new.
The melted glass is poured into moulds and blown into new bottles.
1. How is paper different from glass in recycling?
2. How is glass better than paper for recycling?
3. How is glass recycling like paper recycling?
LessonPrint · RI.2.9 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two Texts on One Topic
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. About five to seven times.
2.1. Paper fibres wear out after five to seven times; glass can be melted again and again. 2. Glass can be remade for ever; paper fibres wear out after five to seven times. 3. Both sort the material first and both turn it back into the same kind of product.
Questions about Two Texts on One Topic
What does the Two Texts on One Topic worksheet cover?
It practises comparing the most important points of two texts — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RI.2.9: Compare the main points two texts make about the same topic. 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 on One Topic practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.9 — RI.2.9, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Two Texts on One Topic is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RI.2.9, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Two Texts on 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 on 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 on One Topic free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Two Texts on 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.2.9?
Yes — “Comparing Two Texts on a Topic” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RI.2.9, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Two Texts on One Topic is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.2.9
Compare the main points two texts make about the same topic.