Compare two accounts of one event

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   The Fall Bake Sale (two accounts)

   Account A, Kira's club blog: [1] Our cooking club set up the bake sale table outside the gym right after the last bell rang. [2] The whole hallway smelled like cinnamon, and the lemon bars glowed under the bright lights. [3] Within minutes, a line of parents and teachers stretched all the way past the trophy case. [4] My friend Jun kept the line cheerful by telling jokes about burnt cookies while people waited. [5] When the last tray of lemon bars was gone, a first grader looked so sad that we handed over our last broken cookie. Account B, Parent Club newsletter: [6] The cooking club's bake sale ran from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. on Friday outside the gym. [7] Club members sold 212 baked goods, including 60 lemon bars that were gone by 3:40. [8] About 45 people were waiting in line during the first fifteen minutes of the sale. [9] The sale raised $318, which will pay for most of the bus fees for the sixth-grade science trip. [10] The club thanks the six parents who baked extra trays the night before.

2. 1.

   Ari compares how the two accounts tell about the line at the sale. Which choice matches both accounts?

   • Blog: the hallway smelled like cinnamon. Newsletter: the sale ran until 4:15 p.m.
   • Blog: the line stretched past the trophy case. Newsletter: about 45 people waited early on.
   • Blog: the line stretched past the trophy case. Newsletter: the line moved slowly at first.
   • Blog: about 45 people waited early on. Newsletter: the line stretched past the trophy case.
3. 2.

   Bo compares how the two accounts tell about the lemon bars. Which choice matches both accounts?

   • Blog: the lemon bars were still warm from the oven. Newsletter: 60 lemon bars were gone by 3:40.
   • Blog: the lemon bars glowed under the lights. Newsletter: 60 lemon bars were gone by 3:40.
   • Blog: Jun told jokes to the people in line. Newsletter: the sale raised $318 for the trip.
   • Blog: 60 lemon bars were gone by 3:40. Newsletter: the lemon bars glowed under the lights.
4. 3.

   Esme wants to know when the sale happened. What does the newsletter tell about the time?

   • It says the sale began right after the last bell rang.
   • It says the sale ended early because the food ran out.
   • It gives the hours: 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
   • It gives the total: $318 for the science trip bus.

5. The Miller Creek Cleanup (two accounts)

   Account A, Jun's nature journal: [1] Saturday morning was gray and chilly, and fog still hung over Miller Creek when our group arrived. [2] I pulled on tall rubber boots and waded in beside Ari, who spotted a heron standing perfectly still on a rock. [3] The strangest thing we found was a rusty shopping cart stuck in the mud, and it took five of us to drag it out. [4] Around noon a hard rain started, so we huddled under the footbridge and shared crackers until it passed. [5] By the end, my hands were freezing, but the water near the bridge looked clear enough to see the pebbles. Account B, City Parks update: [6] Forty-one volunteers cleaned a half-mile stretch of Miller Creek from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. [7] Crews filled 37 bags of trash and removed several large items, including a shopping cart and two tires. [8] Work paused for twenty minutes at noon because of heavy rain. [9] The Parks Department will test the water next month to measure whether the cleanup made it cleaner. [10] Another cleanup is planned for April along the northern section of the creek.

6. 4.

   Noah compares how the two accounts tell about the rain at noon. Which choice matches both accounts?

   • Journal: the group huddled under the footbridge. Parks update: work paused for twenty minutes.
   • Journal: fog hung over Miller Creek. Parks update: another cleanup is planned for April.
   • Journal: work paused for twenty minutes. Parks update: the group huddled under the footbridge.
   • Journal: the group huddled under the footbridge. Parks update: the rain ended the cleanup early.
7. 5.

   Pia wants to know how clean the creek got. What does the Parks update tell about the water?

   • It says forty-one volunteers worked from 9:00 to 1:00.
   • It says the water will be tested next month.
   • It says the water was much cleaner after the work.
   • It says the water looked clear enough to see pebbles.
8. 6.

   Ren wants to know who did the work. What does the journal tell about the people?

   • It says the group plans to return for the April cleanup.
   • It says forty-one volunteers cleaned a half-mile of creek.
   • It names Ari and says five of them dragged out a cart.
   • It says fog still hung over the creek that morning.

9. The Winter Concert (two accounts)

   Account A, Esme's music blog: [1] My stomach did flips all afternoon because I had the trumpet solo in the last song of the winter concert. [2] Snow was falling hard, and I kept checking the window, half hoping the concert would be canceled. [3] When the curtain opened, the gym looked huge, and I could see my grandpa waving a paper snowflake in the third row. [4] My first note came out shaky, but Ms. Grant nodded at me, and the rest of the solo felt strong. [5] Afterward, a fourth grader asked whether trumpets are hard to play, and I said yes, but they are worth it. Account B, Ridgeview School website: [6] The winter concert began at 7:30 p.m., thirty minutes late, because of the snowstorm. [7] Ninety-four students from the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade bands performed six songs. [8] Sixth grader Esme played a trumpet solo in the final piece, Snowfall March. [9] About 300 family members attended, filling the seats and some standing room along the back wall. [10] Recordings of the concert will be posted on the school website by Friday.

10. 7.

    Tala compares how the two accounts tell about the snow. Which choice matches both accounts?

    • Blog: a fourth grader asked about trumpets. Website: recordings will be posted by Friday.
    • Blog: the snow made it start thirty minutes late. Website: Esme half hoped the concert would be canceled.
    • Blog: Esme half hoped the concert would be canceled. Website: the snow made it start thirty minutes late.
    • Blog: Esme half hoped the concert would be canceled. Website: the snow kept many families at home.
11. 8.

    Zee compares how the two accounts tell about the trumpet solo. Which choice matches both accounts?

    • Blog: Esme played the solo in Snowfall March. Website: the first note was shaky, then the solo felt strong.
    • Blog: Esme's grandpa waved a paper snowflake. Website: ninety-four students performed six songs.
    • Blog: the first note was shaky, then the solo felt strong. Website: the solo got the loudest cheer.
    • Blog: the first note was shaky, then the solo felt strong. Website: Esme played the solo in Snowfall March.
12. 9.

    Kira wants to know who came to watch. What does the website tell about the audience?

    • It says the concert began at 7:30, half an hour late.
    • It says the audience stood and clapped after the solo.
    • It says about 300 family members came, some standing.
    • It says a grandpa waved a paper snowflake in row three.
13. 10.

    Jun wants to know how the concert began. What does the blog tell about that moment?

    • It says a fourth grader asked if trumpets are hard.
    • It says the gym looked huge when the curtain opened.
    • It says the concert started thirty minutes late that night.
    • It says the band walked out to loud cheering.