Same and Different is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on saying what two stories share and where they differ, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.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.
Ben lost one red mitten in the snow. His hand was cold. He looked under the slide. He looked by the gate. Then a small dog trotted up. The dog had the red mitten in its mouth. Ben laughed and put the mitten back on.
1. How is Ben's search like Lily's search for Pepper?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Sam's Bean
Sam put one bean in a cup of soil. He gave it water. He put the cup by the window. For six days nothing happened. Sam was sad. On day seven a tiny green shoot came up. Sam clapped his hands.
1. How is Sam like Lily, who looked for her cat?
LessonPrint · RL.K.9 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Same and Different
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Both looked in more than one place before they found what they wanted.
2.1. Both kept going — Sam watered the bean for six days and Lily looked in three places — and both got what they wanted.
Questions about Same and Different
What does the Same and Different worksheet cover?
It practises saying what two stories share and where they differ — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.9: Say how two story characters are alike and how they are different. 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 Same and Different practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.9 — RL.K.9, in the Reading: Literature domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Same and Different is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.9, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Same 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 Same and Different 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 Same and Different free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Same 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.K.9
Say how two story characters are alike and how they are different.