COMPARATIVE THINKING SKILLS/ PRIMARY & SECONDARY SOURCES

A ___________________ is material that contains firsthand accounts of events and direct access to the subject of your research. While a ______________ is mostly written to discuss, interpret, evaluate or synthesize a source.

• primary source, secondary source

• secondary source, Primary source

• professional source, eyewitness source

• eyewitness source, professional source

Which statement does NOT support the idea of comparison and contrast as a kind of higher-order thinking skills?

• It allows the students to recall previous knowledge.

• It helps students focus closely on the details in a text while improving their comprehension in the process.

• It lets the students to organize complex information

• It helps students to think more clearly and express ideas more effectively in their own writing.

What is the most appropriate textual aid in order to illustrate comparison and contrast?

• A timeline illustration showing the order of events

• A flow chart which shows the various characteristics of the subject

• A Venn diagram of two overlapping circles

• A concept map that produces all associated ideas.

A paper written with credibility requires the following EXCEPT____________.

• The sources are properly cited.

• The ideas are synthesized from the scrutiny of information across different sources.

• The writer quotes information from different sources.

• It has gone through validation and proofreading.

Which skill is a prerequisite of comparison and contrast?

• Sorting

• Noting details

• Evaluation

• Observation

I am Batman.

I am Hero.

I have secrets.

Every day I fight crime caused by

the Joker.

We are total opposites.

I am humble.

People admire me for my work

I have loyal sidekick

Without the Joker...

I AM NOTHING!

I am the Joker.

I am a villain.

I have secrets.

Every day I perpetrate crimes

which are solved by Batman.

We are total opposites.

I crave attention.

People fear me for my work

I wish I had a sidekick

Without Batman...

I AM NOTHING!

The two poems are closely similar with the following elements EXCEPT__________.

• Stanza

• Form

• Theme

• Characters

I am Batman.

I am Hero.

I have secrets.

Every day I fight crime caused by

the Joker.

We are total opposites.

I am humble.

People admire me for my work

I have loyal sidekick

Without the Joker...

I AM NOTHING!

I am the Joker.

I am a villain.

I have secrets.

Every day I perpetrate crimes

which are solved by Batman.

We are total opposites.

I crave attention.

People fear me for my work

I wish I had a sidekick

Without Batman...

I AM NOTHING!

In which lines do the characters clearly expressed their similarities?

• 10, 11

• 1, 2

• 6,7

• 8,9

Which statement supports the idea that both poems’ point of view is in first person?

• The life of Batman would not be complete without the presence of Joker and vice versa.

• The characters themselves described their personalities using the pronoun I.

• They presented themselves in a contrasting style.

• Batman and Joker complement one another.

What type of textual aid can be used to illustrate the two poems effectively?

• Flow Chart

• Timeline

• Venn diagram

• Cause and effect

The 3rd line of both poems "I have secrets" suggests ____________.

• Differences

• Similarities

• Unity

• Commendation