Communication Task

Apple and oranges are both fruits because they both have seed. Tell whether the sentence is __________

• contrast

• compare

• problem

• solution

Cinderella is kind, sweet, and charming, while her step sisters are mean and cruel. How are Cinderella and her step sisters different?

• They both want to marry the prince.

• The step sisters are kind, but Cinderella is not.

• Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.

Kate lived in a large house with many animals. Her best friend, Jill, lived in a small house without pets. How were the friends' homes different?

• Kate had a large house, but Jill's was small.

• Kate doesn't have pets, but Jill does.

• Both Kate and Jill have homes.

Sally is having strawberry ice cream and Juan is having chocolate ice cream. If I am comparing Sally and Juan, what do they have in common?

• They are eating with a spoon.

• It is hot outside.

• I like to eat ice cream..

• They are eating ice cream

The key word different is…

• contrast

• compare

A teacher and a doctor both work with many people every day. The teacher works with children at the school, however, the doctor sees patients at the hospital. How are a teacher and doctor alike?

• They work with children.

• They work in hospitals.

• They work with many people.

Molly and Sara are sisters. They like to swim during the summer. Molly is in the school band and Sara is on the basketball team. How are these sisters alike?

• They are both in band.

• They are both on the basketball team.

• They enjoy swimming.

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem. What is the solution?

• people cutting down the rain forest

• ignore it

• people are trying to save the rain forests

• Sequence/Order of Importance

A conflict and how the conflict is solved is called?

• Problem

• Description

• Solution

• Problem/solution

How would you know if a text was written in problem-solution text structure?

• The text would explain the steps of an event in time order

• The text would explain one main issue, and the solution to this issue

• The text would show how two things are similar and different

• The text would define and describe one main topic