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Comparing Two Structures is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on identifying how two texts are organised differently, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.5. It prints 8 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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Comparing Two Structures

RI.5.5

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Tick the right answer.

1.One text gives events in order and another compares two subjects. What differs?
  • A.Their length
  • B.Their overall structure
  • C.Their topic
2.Which structure suits a text weighing three explanations?
  • A.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  • B.Strict chronology
  • C.Alphabetical order
3.Why might two texts on one topic be structured differently?
  • A.Because one is longer
  • B.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
  • C.Because one author made a mistake
4.A text alternates paragraph by paragraph between two subjects. What is it doing?
  • A.Explaining a cause
  • B.Comparing them
  • C.Listing them
5.A text presents a claim, its evidence, then a second claim. What structure is that?
  • A.Problem and solution
  • B.Claim and evidence
  • C.Chronology
6.A text says a river froze, then explains three reasons. What structure is that?
  • A.Comparison
  • B.Effect then causes
  • C.Chronology
7.Which structure suits a text about how something changed over two centuries?
  • A.Chronology
  • B.Problem and solution
  • C.Comparison
8.How can you tell a text's structure quickly?
  • A.Count the paragraphs
  • B.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about
  • C.Read the last line

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Answer key — Comparing Two Structures

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  1. 1.Their overall structure
  2. 2.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  3. 3.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
  4. 4.Comparing them
  5. 5.Claim and evidence
  6. 6.Effect then causes
  7. 7.Chronology
  8. 8.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about

Questions about Comparing Two Structures

What does the Comparing Two Structures worksheet cover?

It practises identifying how two texts are organised differently — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RI.5.5: Compare the structures two texts use to organise the same material. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Comparing Two Structures practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 — RI.5.5, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Comparing Two Structures is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RI.5.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Comparing Two Structures come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 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 Comparing Two Structures 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 Comparing Two Structures free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Comparing Two Structures, 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.5.5?

Yes — “Comparing Structures Across Texts” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for RI.5.5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Comparing Two Structures is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RI.5.5

Compare the structures two texts use to organise the same material.

Teaching this next? Comparing Structures Across Texts is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.