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Trains for People and Goods

Grade 1 reading practice: compare two short texts about trains, one on passenger trains and one on freight trains, to see how they are alike and different.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students tell how two texts on the same topic are alike.
Students tell how two texts on the same topic are different.

How to use

Read both texts aloud and ask what each one tells about trains. Then let students sort the details and answer the questions, rereading either text as needed.

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Common Core standard covered

RI.1.9

Tell how two texts on the same topic are alike and different, for example in their illustrations, descriptions, or steps.

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Trains for People and Goods

Compare two texts about trains.

Read two texts

Read both texts. Think about how they are alike and how they are different.

Text A: Trains That Carry People

Some trains carry people. A passenger train has cars with seats and big windows. An engine at the front pulls the cars along the tracks. Riders sit down and look outside as the train rolls past towns and fields. The train stops at stations so people can get on and off. Many people ride a train to go to school, go to work, or visit family.

Text B: Trains That Carry Goods

Some trains carry goods. Goods are things like grain, coal and boxes. This kind of train is called a freight train. A freight train has no seats for riders. Workers load the goods into the cars. An engine at the front pulls the cars along the tracks. The train rolls past towns and fields to bring the goods to a new place.

Alike and different

Compare Text A and Text B.

What do both texts tell about?

A. Trains
B. Buses
C. Boats
D. Planes

How are the two texts alike?

A. Both tell about riders who look out of windows.
B. Both tell about an engine that pulls the cars.
C. Both tell about workers who load the cars.
D. Both tell about trains that stop at stations.

What is the biggest difference between the two texts?

A. Text A is about trains with engines. Text B is about trains with no engines.
B. Text A is about trains on tracks. Text B is about trains on roads.
C. Text A is about trains for people. Text B is about trains for goods.
D. Text A is about old trains. Text B is about new trains.

Is each detail only in Text A, only in Text B, or in both texts? Sort the details.

An engine pulls the cars.People get on and off at stations.Workers load things into the cars.The train rolls past towns and fields.Riders look outside from their seats.The cars carry grain, coal and boxes.

Only Text A	Only Text B	Both texts

Complete the sentences about what each text tells. Use the words in the box.

Word bank: people · goods · stations · engines

Text A tells about trains that carry . Text B tells about trains that carry .

Read Text A. Underline the sentence that tells what riders do while the train rolls along.

A passenger train has cars with seats and big windows.An engine at the front pulls the cars along the tracks.Riders sit down and look outside as the train rolls past towns and fields.The train stops at stations so people can get on and off.

Which detail is only in Text B?