Compare and Contrast Two Texts

Compare and Contrast

When you compare two or more things, you tell how they are alike.

Example:

•  Birds and insects both fly around my backyard. 

• Mackenzie has her mother's beautiful, blond hair.

• Mindy and Olive both bought new cell phones. 

When you contrast two or more things, you tell how they are different.

Example:

• A bird has two legs, but an insect has six.

• The purple sweater is too large and the polka dot one is too small.

• Winter is much colder than summer. 

Sometimes a single sentence can compare and contrast two or more things.

Example:

• Birds and insects are both animals, but only birds are vertebrates.

• These loaves of bread are both fresh, but this one is a day older.

• Vanilla and chocolate ice cream are both delicious, but the strawberry ice cream tastes funny.

Multiple Choice

Maya's bicycle is pink, but William's is red.

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These loaves of bread are both fresh, but this one is a day older.

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The purple sweater is too large and the polka dot one is too small.

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• both

Multiple Choice

Winter is much colder than summer.

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Multiple Choice

Mackenzie has her mother's beautiful, blond hair.

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Multiple Choice

Miles has big feet, just like his father.

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Multiple Choice

Vanilla and chocolate ice cream are both delicious, but the strawberry ice cream tastes funny.

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Multiple Choice

Unlike Abby, Kendra completes her homework every night.

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Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all amphibians, but only frogs and toads hop.

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Multiple Choice

Mindy and Olive both bought new cell phones.

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• both