Compare and Contrast: Bears

Where do Panda bears live?

• All over the world

• In the arctic and Antarctic areas

• They only live in the zoo

• China

What is causing Panda Bears to be endangered?

• Other animals prey on them.

• The bamboo is not good for them.

• People are building higher into the mountains where Pandas would usually live.

• Oil spills and pollution are hurting them because it gets in their food.

How are polar bears and panda bears different?

• Pandas are very shy and don't like to be near people.

• Polar bears are very shy and don't like to be near people.

• Pandas eat seals and polar bears eat bamboo.

• Polar bears are smaller than panda bears.

How are polar bears and panda bears similar?

• Oil spills affect both types of bears.

• Human actions affect both types of bears.

• They only live in the wild.

• They are similar in size.

How is paragraph two connected to paragraph 3 in the article?

• It shows how polar bears are different from panda bears.

• It explains a problem that polar bears face.

• It explains the steps that polar bears use to find food to eat.

• It shows a cause and effect relationship between polar bears and panda bears.

Which signal words were used to compare and contrast the bears in the article?

• so, therefore, these

• polar, panda, bear

• both, different, differences

• predator, human, vegetation

What clue helps you to determine the meaning of the word captivity in paragraph 3 of the article?

• natural habitat

• 127

• endangered

• (zoos)

What is being compared in this sentence:

Polar bears are the largest predators on land.

• polar bears and panda bears

• polar bears and all other land animals

• polar bears and all animals on Earth

• polar bears and humans

If you were to complete a Venn Diagram about polar bears and panda bear using the article, what information would go in the center of the diagram?

• Panda bears are shy animals that won't venture into human areas.

• Polar bears are about 720 to 1,700 pounds!

• Human actions are damaging to the survival of polar bears and panda bears.

• Panda bears and polar bears are very different.

Which type of bear would you like to learn more about?

• Polar bears

• Panda bears

• Both!