Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast

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Tara and Laura like to go hiking. While Laura loved to bring her dog and walk the trail, Tara loved to bike. Both girls really enjoyed finding natural waterfalls to swim in. Tana and Laura also really loved eating fresh fruit along the trails. Tana loved the hike up, while Laura loved the trek down. In what ways can you compare the two girls? 

• Tana and Laura both liked to bring their dogs on the trail. 
• Tana and Laura both liked finding natural waterfalls to swim in. 
• Tana and Laura both were scared to eat fruit along the trial. 
• Tana loved the hike up, while Laura loved the trek back down. 

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Crocodiles and Alligators are covered with scales and have backbones. They have short legs and long, powerful tails. Also, baby crocodiles and alligators both hatch from eggs.
According to the paragraph, how are alligators and crocodiles alike?

• They both have short legs and powerful tails.
• They both eat eggs.
• They are both green.
• They both have hairy skin.

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The Fourth of July and Veteran's Day are both U.S. holidays.  However, the Fourth of July celebrates our independence and Veteran's Day celebrates military veterans.  How are these holidays different?

• Both holidays are celebrated in the U.S.
• Fourth of July celebrates independence, while Veteran's Day celebrates veterans.
• Both holidays are in the summer.

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Tana and Lua like to go hiking. While Lua loved to bring her dog and walk the trail, Tana loved to bike. Both girls really enjoyed finding natural waterfalls to swim in. Tana and Lua also really loved eating fresh fruit along the trails. Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.

In what ways can you compare the two girls?

• Tana and Lua both liked to bring their dogs on the trail.

• Tana and Lua both liked finding natural waterfalls to swim in.

• Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.

• Tana and Lua both were scared to eat fruit along the trail

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Reptiles have scales and their toes have claws; amphibians have moist skin and their toes do not have claws. Both reptiles and amphibians lay eggs. However, reptile eggs have a thick hard shell and are laid on land, but amphibian eggs have no shell and are laid in water. Young reptiles are miniature replicas of their parents and are born with lungs, but young amphibians start out with gills. Once amphibians have matured to adults they have lungs.

When contrasting reptiles and amphibians,

• Reptiles and amphibians lay eggs.

• Reptiles and amphibians are ectotherms

• Reptiles do not have claws, but amphibians do.

• Reptiles lay eggs with a shell and amphibians lay eggs without a shell.

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Reptiles have scales and their toes have claws; amphibians have moist skin and their toes do not have claws. Both reptiles and amphibians lay eggs. However, reptile eggs have a thick hard shell and are laid on land, but amphibian eggs have no shell and are laid in water. Young reptiles are miniature replicas of their parents and are born with lungs, but young amphibians start out with gills. Once amphibians have matured to adults they have lungs.

When comparing reptiles and amphibians:

• Reptiles and amphibians both have lungs as adults.

• Reptiles and amphibians both have toes on their claws.

• Reptiles and amphibians have gills when babies.

• Reptiles and amphibians have scales.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following transitions show a contrast in thoughts?

• In the same way

• Accordingly

• On the other hand

• Also

Multiple Choice

When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for?

• truth and lies

• clues and facts

• similarities and differences

• wrongs and rights

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The middle is how they are . . .

• the same

• different

Multiple Choice

^{What two things are being compared?}

• apples and oranges

• grapes and bananas

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What does CONTRAST mean?

• look at how they are different

• look at how they are the same

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What does COMPARE mean?

• look at how they are different

• look at how they are the same

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What is this graphic organizer called?

• An organizer 
• A chart
• 2 circles
• Venn Diagram

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When you contrast two things, you explain how they are

• different
• perfect
• the same
• pretty

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When you compare one thing to another, you explain how the two are

• different
• mysterious
• alike or similar
• interesting