RI.6.9 Comparing Informative Texts

RI.6.9 Comparing Informative Texts

Sixth Grade ELA

Multiple Choice

Which of the following means to find similarities between two items?

• compare

• contrast

• presentation

• events

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a record of events with the person writing have intimate knowledge of events?

• compare

• contrast

• biography

• memoir

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a similarity between the two texts on the moon landing?

• Apollo 11 took the astronauts to space.

• Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon.

• Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon directly after Neil Armstrong.

• Half a billion people watched on the TV.

Multiple Choice

How does the purpose of each text differ?

• The first text is a personal experience while the second informs about a historic event.

• The first text is a memoir while the second is a biography.

• The first text is an autobiography while the second is a biography.

• The first text is a personal experience while the second persuades readers.

Multiple Choice

Which event appears in both text?

• Amelia dreamed of flying.

• Amelia was the first woman to fly an airplane.

• Amelia attended flying contests.

• Amelia flew for the first time in 1920.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between how the authors of "Born to Fly" and "Earhart on Equality" present the determination of Amelia Earhart to one day fly an airplane?

• One author presented her as an aviator and advances she made; the other presented her dream and how it became a reality.

• One author discussed her advances in aviation only; while the other shared her fight for women’s equality.

RI.6.9

Compare and Contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., memoir written by and a biography on the same person).