Compare and Contrast

1. What does it mean to compare things?

• look at differences

• look at similarities

2. What does it mean to contrast?

• To tell what is the same.

• To tell what is different

3. Which graphic organizer can be used for compare and contrast?

• Venn Diagram

• Flowchart

4. . Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. What two things are being compared and contrasted?

• chocolate and strawberry ice cream.

• pizza and chips

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

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

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