Comparing and Contrasting Exam

What are some elements of a science fiction story?

• has magic and wizards

• based on ideas that have been proven wrong

• has a realistic setting with realistic characters

• uses both real science and exaggerated science

What kinds of characters would you most likely see in a western?

• scientists

• police detectives

• nurses

• cowboys

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CCSS.RL.5.9

What kinds of characters would you most likely see in a science fiction story?

• scientists

• police detectives

• nurses

• cowboys

What kinds of characters would you most likely see in a mystery?

• scientists

• cowboys

• nurses

• police detectives

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.9

To support your claim, you should:

• include lines of poetry and descriptive language

• ask lots of questions of your readers

• explain the reasons behind your claim

• create a dialogue between two characters

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CCSS.W.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.2B

CCSS.W.5.3B

When you formally write your opinion about a big idea in literature, you are making a:

• claim

• inference

• prediction

• all of the above

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CCSS.W.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.1C

Besides literature, what are some other things we might spend time comparing?

• two different movies from the same genre

• one restaurant to another

• one baseball team's stats with another team's

• all of the above

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Actually, science fiction is my favorite kind of story to read.

• Actually science fiction, is my favorite kind of story to read.

• Actually science, fiction is my favorite kind of story to read.

• Actually science fiction is my favorite kind of story to read.

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CCSS.L.5.2B

Why would readers of science fiction want to compare a story's futuristic setting to life in the present time?

• They'll get through the story more quickly that way.

• They'll understand more about character's traits if they compare settings.

• It helps them decide whether or not they like the story.

• It helps them think about what life might be like in the future.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• In fact everyone I know loves science fiction.

• In fact everyone, I know loves science fiction.

• In fact, everyone I know loves science fiction.

• In fact everyone I know, loves science fiction.

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CCSS.L.5.2B