COMPARE AND CONTRAST STORIES STUDY SET
Authored by Asia Ward
English
4th - 6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Passage 1
Reggie and his parents were going on a vacation to Maldives. He was delighted to sit by the window. He looked out of the window excitedly. The buildings gradually grew smaller until they looked like small dots. The moving vehicles were no longer visible. Occasionally, he could see clouds floating around. His mom was watching a movie and his dad was reading the newspaper. Reggie turned his attention to what other people were doing. He saw that most of the passengers had gone off to sleep. The flight attendants were busy providing passengers with blankets and pillows. Reggie knew that it would be a long time before they landed. However, he wasn't feeling sleepy. He took out his sketch book and began to sketch.
Passage 2
Reggie's eyes widened as he looked at his surroundings in wonder. It seemed as if he had entered into a new world. He could not wait to explore the place with his parents. The tall trees around them formed a thick, green umbrella which blocked the sunlight. All they could hear was the sound of insects, birds, and animals.
Reggie could barely contain his excitement when he saw a lioness with her cubs on the other side of the stream. He tried to look at the lioness closely from the window.
After a short ride they came to a place where they saw beautiful peacocks dancing in all their glory. To the right there were deer and stags. Reggie was loving every moment of this ride. He knew that he would never forget this day.
How are the settings in the stories different?
The first story is set in an airplane, while the second story is set in a safari bus.
The first story is set in a bus, while the second story is set in a toy train.
The first story is set in Maldives, while the second story is set in a zoo.
The first story is set in a train, while the second story is set in a car.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Passage 1
The Grumpy Dog
Not too long ago, one of the farmer's dogs had the good luck to be given a juicy bone. He decided to take it far from the farm yard to the edge of the woods. There, he would enjoy it by himself without sharing, for he was a grumpy, old dog.
Before long, he came a wooden bridge that crossed a clear, rushing stream. As the dog began to cross the bridge, he saw the image of a dog in the stream. He stopped to stare at the dog. He did not like it when the dog stared back at him. Gripping his precious bone in his teeth, he curled his lips back and growled. The dog in the stream growled.
Then, the grumpy, old dog said, "Well, I am not to be growled at. I'll take his bone and see how he growls then."
The grumpy, old dog opened his mouth to grab the bone he saw in the stream. The bone he held in his teeth fell. As soon as he heard the splish of it landing in the water, he understood. The dog in the stream was none other than him! He could only whimper as the stream carried his bone away.
Passage 2
The Greedy Dog
Once, a greedy dog found a juicy bone outside a city diner. He grabbed it at once and ran away to find a place to settle down and enjoy it in peace. He headed for the junk yard on the other side of the city.
On his way, he came to a deep ditch that was full of fresh, clear rain water. The water flowed loudly into drainpipes under the city streets. As the dog set his paw into the water to cross the ditch, he looked down and saw a dog with a bone that looked just like his. "Well, well," the greedy dog said to himself. "I'll have two bones for my meal."
The dog opened his mouth to snatch the bone he saw in the water. As he did so, his bone dropped into the ditch. The sound of the water seemed to grow louder as he watched the bone float away. "I was greedy, and now, I'm hungry," he whimpered. He turned and loped sadly back to the diner to wait for the cook to throw out another bone.
Which event happens in both stories?
A dog wants to find a place to enjoy a bone.
A dog buries his bone in the junkyard.
A dog finds a bone outside a city diner.
A dog loses the juicy bone he is given.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Passage 1
The Grasshopper and the Ant
One bright, summer day in the meadow, a grasshopper spent his time lying around singing. As he did, he watched an ant go back and forth to its hill with bits of corn and seeds.
"Ant, why do you work so hard on such a beautiful, sunny day? You should join me for some music and fun," the grasshopper said.
"Yes, today is beautiful, and it is warm. But winter will come, and music will not feed me. So I am getting ready. You should do the same," said the ant.
"Oh, you worry too much, Ant. There will be food when winter comes. You'll see," said the grasshopper.
"No, you will see, Grasshopper."
Weeks passed, and the grasshopper continued to lie around and sing while the ant continued to work. In time, the air grew cold, snow fell, and the grasshopper ran out of food. Just when he thought he might starve to death, he went to call on the ant.
Seeing the grasshopper at his door, the ant said, "Come in and I will give you food, Grasshopper. Then, when the warm days come again, may you sing songs to work by as you get ready for days such as this one."
Passage 2
A Lesson for the Grasshopper
On a hot summer day, a grasshopper lay in the shade of a great tree playing his fiddle as an ant passed by with a seed that was twice its size.
The grasshopper said, "How about some music to work by, Ant?" Then, he laughed and played a silly gig, making fun of the ant's hard work.
The ant replied, "If you are wise, you will join me in this work and gather food while you can. If not, you will learn a hard lesson when winter comes."
The grasshopper laughed and kept fiddling. The ant kept working.
Day after day, the ant worked while the grasshopper fiddled. Then, the winter winds came to the meadow.
The grasshopper soon ran out of food. At once, he went to see the ant, who opened his door and asked, "What song have you come to sing, now, Grasshopper?"
"I'm so hungry that I have no song left. Please feed me until the winds pass, and I'll work alongside you when the days are warm again."
Knowing the grasshopper had learned a lesson, the ant let him in. They enjoyed good food and good music for the rest of the winter.
How are the settings of the stories alike?
The events in both stories happen during summer and winter in a meadow.
The events in both stories happen during summer and spring in a meadow.
The events in both stories happen during spring and winter in a forest.
The events in both stories happen during summer and winter in a forest.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When comparing/contrasting two stories, you look for similarities and differences in
plot
characters
theme
all of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to compare?
Find similarities between two or more things.
Find differences between two or more things.
Find the opposite of what you are looking at.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to contrast?
Find the similarities between two or more things.
Find the differences between two or more things.
Find the opposite of what you're looking at.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the middle part of the Venn Diagram represent?
How the two stories are different.
How the two stories are the same.
A space to draw a picture.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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