CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.9 : Third Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

About RI.3.9

Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Here is a collection of our common core aligned worksheets for core standard RI.3.9.

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RI.3.C      RI.3.9

Worksheet: Third Grade

Compare and Contrast: Dogs and Cats


Read the articles about dogs and cats. Then write how these two articles are similar and how they're different. Understand the main idea of each article before you start writing.

Core Standard: RI.3.9


Worksheet: Third Grade

Compare and Contrast: Electric Cars


Most of us want an electric car these days. Let us read about them. Compare and Contrast the two different paragraphs about the electric cars.

Core Standard: RI.3.9


Worksheet: Third Grade

Compare and Contrast: Flying Snake


Some snakes can fly, or pretend fly. Read the two passage about flying snakes. Compare and Contrast them based on what the passages are primarily about.

Core Standard: RI.3.9


Worksheet: Third Grade

Compare and Contrast: Friends


You are not exactly the same person as your best friend. Aren't there a few personality traits that make you alike or set you apart? Compare and contrast yourself to your best friend.

Core Standard: RI.3.9


Worksheet: Third Grade

Compare and Contrast: Snowfall


There are two articles about snowfall in this worksheet. Both articles have some similarities and some differences. Compare and contrast the articles.

Core Standard: RI.3.9



Again, we encourage you to see more printable worksheets in common core standard RI.3.C .