What Each Version Changes is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on matching the same moment across two versions of a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.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 students 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.
1.Join each line to the same moment in the other version.
The Gingerbread Man, version 1: a fox carries him across the river and eats him.
Three Little Pigs, version 1: the wolf blows down the straw house.
Cinderella, version 1: she loses a glass slipper at the ball.
Little Red Riding Hood, version 1: a woodcutter saves her at the end.
A.Cinderella, version 2: she loses a golden slipper at the festival.
B.The Gingerbread Man, version 2: a fox carries him across the river, but he jumps free.
C.Little Red Riding Hood, version 2: she saves herself at the end by running for the door.
D.Three Little Pigs, version 2: a coyote blows down the house made of tumbleweeds.
2.Join each line to the same moment in the other version.
Cinderella, version 1: a fairy godmother gives her a dress.
The Tortoise and the Hare, version 1: the hare falls asleep in the race.
Goldilocks, version 1: she eats Baby Bear's porridge.
Three Little Pigs, version 1: the wolf falls down the chimney into a pot.
A.Three Little Pigs, version 2: the wolf slides down the chimney and runs off for good.
B.Goldilocks, version 2: she eats Baby Bear's soup.
C.The Tortoise and the Hare, version 2: the hare stops in the race to eat carrots.
D.Cinderella, version 2: the bones of a magic fish give her a dress.
LessonPrint · RL.2.9 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Each Version Changes
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The Gingerbread Man, version 1: a fox carries him across the river and eats him. — B (The Gingerbread Man, version 2: a fox carries him across the river, but he jumps free.) 2. Three Little Pigs, version 1: the wolf blows down the straw house. — D (Three Little Pigs, version 2: a coyote blows down the house made of tumbleweeds.) 3. Cinderella, version 1: she loses a glass slipper at the ball. — A (Cinderella, version 2: she loses a golden slipper at the festival.) 4. Little Red Riding Hood, version 1: a woodcutter saves her at the end. — C (Little Red Riding Hood, version 2: she saves herself at the end by running for the door.)
2.1. Cinderella, version 1: a fairy godmother gives her a dress. — D (Cinderella, version 2: the bones of a magic fish give her a dress.) 2. The Tortoise and the Hare, version 1: the hare falls asleep in the race. — C (The Tortoise and the Hare, version 2: the hare stops in the race to eat carrots.) 3. Goldilocks, version 1: she eats Baby Bear's porridge. — B (Goldilocks, version 2: she eats Baby Bear's soup.) 4. Three Little Pigs, version 1: the wolf falls down the chimney into a pot. — A (Three Little Pigs, version 2: the wolf slides down the chimney and runs off for good.)
Questions about What Each Version Changes
What does the What Each Version Changes worksheet cover?
It practices matching the same moment across two versions of a story — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RL.2.9: Compare two tellings of the same tale and say what each changed. The instruction to students is “Write the letter of the match next to each one”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Each Version Changes practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.9 — RL.2.9, under Reading: Literature for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Each Version Changes is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RL.2.9, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Each Version Changes 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 What Each Version Changes can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 What Each Version Changes free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Each Version Changes, 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.2.9
Compare two tellings of the same tale and say what each changed.