Compare and Contrast

Compare

to tell how things are the same or alike

Contrast

To tell how things are different.

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Check all the ways that the Kitten and the Tiger are the SAME or ALIKE.

• They both are big cats

• They both have whiskers

• They both live in the jungle

• They are both carnivores (meat eaters)

• They both are cats

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How are the tiger and the cat different?

• One is a cat and the other is not

• One has whiskers and the other does not

• One lives in the jungle and the other lives in a house

• One eats meat and the other does not.

These are words that we can use in our writing to compare and contrast.

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What does it mean to compare things?

• To look at how things are similar, or the same

• To look at how things are different

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What does it mean to contrast?

• To look at what is different

• To look at what is the similar, or the same

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Cinderella is kind and helpful, while her sisters are cruel and demanding. This sentence is...

• Comparing the sisters qualities

• Contrasting the sisters qualities

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Cinderella is sweet and her stepsisters are cruel. How are Cinderella and her step-sisters different?

• Cinderella and her stepsisters want to marry the prince.

• The stepsisters are nice and Cinderella is mean.

• Cinderella is kind, but her stepsisters are not.

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Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in many flavors. Two popular flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Strawberry flavor may contain pieces of fruit, while chocolate usually does not. Both strawberry and chocolate ice-cream are delicious in a milkshake.

Which 2 things are being compared and contrasted?

• ice-cream and chips

• vanilla and chocolate ice-cream

• strawberry and chocolate ice-cream

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The wolf in Little Red Riding Hood wants to eat people. The wolf is The Three Little Pigs wants to eat animals. So, in both stories the wolf is hungry and wants to eat things he should NOT be eating.

• This is an example of comparing

• This is an example of being kind

• This is an example of contrasting

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In the story Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack is curious and climbs the beanstalk to investigate what is at the top. In the story, Little Red Riding Hood, she is curious about the beautiful flowers and stops to look at them. What word would best compare Jack and Little Red Riding Hood?

• loving

• happy

• hungry

• curious

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To look at how things are the same or similar.

• Contrast

• Cause

• Create

• Compare

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To look at how things are different.

• Compare

• Contrast

• Create

• Effect

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What is this used for?

• To start a drawing

• To find the main idea

• To compare and contrast

• To find cause and effect