2nd Grade · Reading & Writing
Compare and Contrast
Free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet: Compare and Contrast. It lines up with Common Core RI.2.9, RL.2.9. For ages 7-8. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 2nd Grade
- Subject
- Reading & Writing
- Ages
- 7–8
- Standard
- RI.2.9, RL.2.9
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Compare and Contrast” is sheet 9 of 31 in our free 2nd Grade Reading & Writing Worksheets collection, written for children aged 7–8.
In the set it comes after “Main Idea and Details” and before “Fact or Opinion?”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
RI.2.9 · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 2
Reading: Informational Text · Integration of knowledge and ideas
Children work on comparing two texts on the same topic or two versions of a story.
RL.2.9 · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 2
Reading: Literature · Integration of knowledge and ideas
Children work on comparing two texts on the same topic or two versions of a story.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Treat the prefix and suffix sheets as vocabulary tools, not spelling exercises. After finishing, ask your child to work out an unfamiliar word — "rebuild", "harmless" — using the parts. That transfer is the point.
- 2
Use "Story Map" before your child writes anything, not after they read. It works better as a planning frame for their own story than as a comprehension check.
- 3
"Fact or Opinion?" is worth doing slowly and out loud. It is the earliest critical-reading skill on the list and the one that most rewards discussion rather than filling in boxes.
- 4
For "Compare and Contrast", let them use both passages in this set — the kitten story and the bees article. Comparing a fiction and a non-fiction text is exactly what RI.2.9 asks for.
