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Reading: Informational Text2nd Grade

RI.2.9

Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

For parents
Read two short articles about the same topic and help your child find what each one focuses on differently.
Free sample questions
  1. Question 1
    Text A says dogs are great pets because they are loyal. Text B says dogs are great pets because they can be trained. What do BOTH texts agree on?
    • Dogs are better than cats
    • Dogs can be trained
    • Dogs are loyal
    • Dogs are great pets
  2. Question 2
    Read Text A and Text B about the ocean.Text A: The ocean is a big home for many amazing animals! Whales are the biggest animals in the ocean. They swim and sing loud songs. Small, colorful fish dart through coral reefs. Crabs walk sideways on the sandy bottom. Jellyfish float and glow. All these animals need a clean ocean to live and play.Text B: Our ocean needs help to stay clean! Sometimes, trash like plastic bottles and bags floats into the ocean. This trash can hurt ocean animals. Fish might try to eat plastic, or turtles can get tangled. We can help by putting our trash in a bin and recycling. Keeping the ocean clean helps all the animals stay safe and healthy.After reading both texts, what is the biggest difference between what Text A and Text B teach us?
    • Both texts teach us about how big the ocean is.
    • Text A is about animals that live on land, and Text B is about ocean animals.
    • Text A describes different kinds of ocean animals, and Text B explains how to protect the ocean from trash.
    • Both texts tell us how to swim with whales.
  3. Question 3
    Text A: "Bats use sound to find food in the dark." Text B: "Bats eat insects and help farmers by keeping pests away." What does Text B tell you that Text A does not?
    • Bats are mammals
    • Bats help farmers
    • Bats use sound
    • Bats fly at night

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