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Compare Two Texts
Grade 4 - Reading - On Level
Worksheet 1
1Read both texts in "Saving the Old Theater." Text A: A history passage explains that the town theater hosted concerts, plays, and meetings for more than eighty years. Text B: An editorial urges the town council to repair the theater instead of replacing it with a parking lot. Which statement describes both texts?
2How are the two texts in "Night Sky Views" different?
3Which pair of details best supports a comparison in "Night Sky Views"?
4What would both authors in "Night Sky Views" most likely agree with?
5Which sentence compares the two texts in "Saving the Old Theater" instead of describing only one?
6Read both texts in "Night Sky Views." Text A: An article explains that some constellations are easier to see in winter because Earth faces a different part of space. Text B: A poem describes a child spotting Orion over the roof and wondering where it goes in summer. Which statement describes both texts?
7How are the two texts in "School Lunch Compost" different?
8Which pair of details best supports a comparison in "School Lunch Compost"?
9What would both authors in "Building a Better Bridge" most likely agree with?
10Which sentence compares the two texts in "School Lunch Compost" instead of describing only one?
About this worksheet
Comparing two texts asks students to hold both passages in mind at the same time. A fourth grader may understand each text separately but still miss how the authors' purposes, details, or points of view differ. This worksheet pairs short texts about the same topic and asks children to name what both texts share, how they differ, and which evidence proves the comparison. The wrong answers are not random; they are common comparison mistakes, such as describing only one text or claiming both texts do the same job. A parent should ask the child to point to one detail from Text A and one detail from Text B before choosing. A comparison without evidence from both texts is usually incomplete.
What your child will learn
Find ideas shared by two texts on one topic
Explain how authors' purposes differ
Use evidence from Text A and Text B
Avoid answers that describe only one passage
Worked example
If one compost text persuades the school and another explains how compost forms, both connect scraps to soil, but their purposes differ.
Common mistake
Choosing an answer that is true for one text but not for both.
Helpful hint
Use one detail from each text before choosing a comparison.
Worksheet 1