comparative text

Multiple Choice

Paragraph 1: Trevor worked at Mr. Ladd’s hardware store. Mr. Ladd was a fair and honest man. He respected others and treated his people well. Trevor liked working for him.

Paragraph 2: “I forgot about the concert, and I forgot to ask Mr. Ladd for the day off,” Trevor said. “So I told him that I wasn’t feeling well. He told me to go home and to feel better soon.” Trevor’s smile got bigger. “I bet I’ll feel much better when we get to the show!”

Read the two paragraphs above. How do Mr. Ladd and Trevor differ?

• Mr. Ladd was honest with others but Trevor was not.

• Mr. Ladd yelled at others but Trevor did not

• Mr. Ladd made mistakes often but Trevor did not.

• Mr. Ladd was hard to talk to but Trevor was not.

Multiple Choice

Paragraph 1: When I heard about the Red Room, I had to go. A room that made people go mad! A room with ghosts in every corner! I’ve been to many “haunted” inns. I’ve never seen a ghost. There was no ghost in the Red Room, I was sure.

Paragraph 2: In my hurry to relight the candles in the Red Room, I tripped and fell. The box of matches broke open. Matches fell all over the floor. Just then, the candles went out. The room was nearly all dark. I felt around the floor for the matches. It did no good. They were gone, as if swallowed.

Read these two paragraphs. How do they compare or contrast with each other?

• Both give the idea that most people who stayed in the room had a very pleasant visit.

• Both explain the history of the room and when people started to believe it was haunted.

• In the first paragraph, the narrator seems calm and confident. In the second one, the narrator seems frightened and unsure.

• In the first paragraph, the mood can best be described as sad. In the second one, it can best be described as happy.

Multiple Choice

Paragraph 1: “Really? A barn? We are going to sleep here?” Hailey asked. “It doesn’t even have a TV. How boring!” She threw her bag on a bunk. “We are in the middle of nowhere.”

Paragraph 2: “I’ve always liked living in the country,” Justin said. “I like the fresh air and wide open spaces. I like taking care of the animals. My mom always said there’s nothing like life on a farm.”

Read the two paragraphs above. How do they compare with each other?

• Both have characters whose families work on farms.

• Both use dialogue to give information about the characters.

• Both use the image of a barn as a symbol for happiness.

• Both have events that happen on certain holidays.

Multiple Choice

Read the following passages. Ballet began as a social dance. That means that it started as a way for people to spend time with one another and connect, not perform for an audience. Some of the first ballet dancers were upper-class French people who lived in the 1500s and who danced ballets to entertain themselves and their friends. Salsa is a type of dance that began in New York City in the 1970s. Salsa began as a social dance. Salsa comes from some Cuban dances like the cha-cha and also uses movements from Afro-Caribbean dances. Salsa is danced to Salsa music. According to the texts above, Ballet and Salsa dances are similar because

• they are both danced only by upper class French people.

• they both began as social dances.

• they are both styles of dance that began in the 1500s.

Multiple Choice

What is one way the stories are similar?

• In both stories, the characters build houses.

• In both stories, there was a girl who ruined things.

• In both stories, there is a trickster.

• In both stories, there are three animals who are main characters.

Multiple Choice

What is a similarity between the two stories?

• Both stories take place outside.

• Both stories have food.

• Both stories take place in a house.

• Both stories have a wolf.

The History of Pizza

The pizza we're all familiar with — the kind with tomato sauce, cheese, and toppings — originated in Italy. Specifically, Raffaele Esposito from Naples is often given credit for creating the first such pizza pie. Historians note, however, that flat breads with a variety of toppings had been sold by street vendors and eaten by the poor workers of Naples for many years.

Legend has it that Esposito was called upon to make a pizza for Italian King Umberto I and Queen Margherita when they visited Naples in 1889. That pizza, which featured fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil, is still known as Pizza Margherita today.

Classic Margherita Pizza

Sometimes you just can’t beat fresh, simple, and classic Margherita Pizza. This homemade pizza recipe hits the spot and is so easy to make!

1. Prepare the pizza dough through step 11, including preheating the oven to 475F as described in step 8.

2. Mix the olive oil and chopped garlic together in a small dish. After waiting 15 minutes as described in step 11, spread olive oil/garlic mixture on top of crust. Top with pizza sauce, then the mozzarella cheese slices, then the tomato slices.

3. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the cheese is bubbling. For the last minute, move the oven rack to the top rack to really brown the edges. That's optional.

4. Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil and pepper. Slice pizza and serve immediately. 

Open Ended

How were the two texts similar?

Multiple Choice

How is the author's purpose of the first text different from the second?

• The first text was written to persuade the reader to buy a pizza.

• The first text was written to inform the reader about how to make a pizza.

• The first text was written to inform the reader about the history of pizza.