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Two Stories, One Idea is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on comparing what happens to two characters, 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.

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Two Stories, One Idea

RL.K.9

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Read both texts. Then answer the questions under Text 2.

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

Text 1: The Lost Mitten

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. 1. Who found the mitten?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.

Text 2: Where Is Pepper?

Pepper the cat was gone. Lily looked in the box. No Pepper. She looked under the bed. No Pepper. She looked behind the door. There was Pepper, fast asleep in a sock drawer.

  1. 1. How is Ben's search like Lily's search for Pepper?
  2. 2. How is Lily like Ben, who lost his mitten?
  3. 3. How is Lily's search different from Ben's search for his mitten?

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Answer key — Two Stories, One Idea

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A small dog.
  2. 2.1. Both looked in more than one place before they found what they wanted. 2. Both looked in several places for something they had lost. 3. Lily searched indoors and found a cat; Ben searched outside in the snow and a dog brought the mitten to him.

Questions about Two Stories, One Idea

What does the Two Stories, One Idea worksheet cover?

It practises comparing what happens to two characters — 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 both texts. Then answer the questions under Text 2”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Two Stories, One Idea 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?

Two Stories, One Idea 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 Two Stories, One Idea 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 Stories, One Idea 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 Stories, One Idea free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Two Stories, One Idea, 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 RL.K.9?

Yes — “Comparing Two Characters” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RL.K.9, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Two Stories, One Idea is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.K.9

Say how two story characters are alike and how they are different.

Teaching this next? Comparing Two Characters is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.