--- title: "Combining information from texts" description: "Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source contributes" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/combining-information-from-texts-mt_8FwtdJzeDh source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/combining-information-from-texts-mt_8FwtdJzeDh.md retrieved: 2026-11-12 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Combining information from texts Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source contributes Subject: English · Area: Reading Comprehension · Ages 9 to 10 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/combining-information-from-texts-mt_8FwtdJzeDh ## Ready when they can - Read two informational texts on the same topic and identify information that appears in both, information unique to each, and any contradictions between them - Combine key details from two sources into a coherent summary or short report that draws on both texts - Explain how reading a second text on the same topic added to, confirmed, or challenged understanding gained from the first text ## Lesson: Combining information from two texts You have connected ideas within one text. Now compare two texts about the same topic. Start with your question, then find relevant details in each text. One text may explain something the other leaves out. Combining their details can help you answer more fully. *(drawing: These are counts of facts, sorted by which text gives them.)* A shared fact appears in both texts, even if the words differ. A unique fact appears in only one of these texts. Add the two 'only' groups to count unique facts. Add those groups and the shared group once to count all different facts. Here, 2 + 1 = 3 unique facts and 2 + 1 + 3 = 6 different facts. Reading only Text A misses the one fact only Text B gives. Join details only when they concern the same thing. A guide names the blue entrance. A map puts it beside the playground. Together, visitors enter on the playground side. For an order question, join lists at a shared step. For a why question, connect a stated cause with its result. For two conditions, find a detail that meets both and check its support in each text. If neither text answers your question, report what is missing. *(drawing: The guide and map describe the same entrance. Check that link before combining their details.)* A second text can repeat a fact, add a detail or give a conflicting claim. Different wording may express the same fact. Different details need not conflict: opening and closing times describe different events. Check that claims concern the same subject, event and time. If they cannot both be true, report the disagreement rather than guessing which is right. Agreement alone does not prove a claim is true. For a report, choose details from both texts that answer your question. Explain their connection in your own words and track their sources. Imagine a museum notice says the class visits on Friday. A trip letter says pupils bring lunch for that visit. A combined sentence is: 'For Friday's museum visit, pupils need to bring lunch.' Check that each part has support. Do not present an added guess as information from the texts. **Recap.** Compare shared, added and conflicting details. Join supported ideas, count shared facts once, and use relevant details from both texts. *This lesson, practice material and flashcards were written for this dataset.* ## Practice 24 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Connecting Ideas in Texts](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/connecting-ideas-in-texts-mt_w4wKFP3jud) ## Opens up - [Synthesising across multiple texts](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/synthesising-across-multiple-texts-mt_kJ4xXKL_nO)