Words such as but, however, and on the other hand are know as

• Definition words.

• Cause and effect words.

• Contrast words.

• Comparison Words

He is quiet and shy, but his sister is lively and talkative.

Which word can be replaced with the word, but, in the sentence?

• whereas

• also

• and

• despite

14. Which supporting sentence completes the paragraph?

Mary has a new pet. _________________________. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten.

• There are different kinds of cats.

• She likes having lots of pets.

• Her pet is a baby kitten.

• She will buy a kitten.

14. ________________________________________. Yet some drivers don't see it. Some drivers don't obey it. People cross the street without looking at it. Often the traffic light turns out to be a signal of death. Which does not make a good topic sentence?

• The red, green, and amber traffic light is a safety signal.

• There are lots of cars around us.

• Traffic lights are important.

• Our safety on the road also relies on traffic lights.

Not all animals that live in the water are fish. Frogs and tadpoles, for example, spend part of their lives in water. They are amphibians, not true fish. Whales and seals are warm-blooded mammals. Some snakes live partly in water too.

How are whales and seals alike?

• They are amphibians, not true fish.

• They are cold-blooded animals.

• They are warm-blooded animals.

• They don't spend their lives in water.

Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:

• how dolphins talk to people

• how smart dolphins are

• how dolphins are different from fish

• which scientists are studying languages

_________________________________. She searched all through her desk. Lauren looked in her math book and notebook. When she saw the pile of papers on the teacher's desk, she realized she already turned in her paper.

• Lauren just got a new mail.

• Lauren is happy at school.

• Lauren saw her paper.

• Lauren could not find her math paper.

Giant pandas are losing their homes. Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in China. The average giant panda eats about 30 pounds of bamboo each day. Unfortunately,_____________________________________.

Which sentence makes the best conclusion?

• the forests are being cut down, and the giant pandas are endangered

• Giant Pandas are huge.

• people take care of giant pandas

• giant pandas are becoming endangered because they go to zoos

What does it mean to compare things?

• look at differences

• look at similarities

What does it mean to contrast?

• To tell what is alike and what is the same.

• To tell what is different.

• To tell what is the same.

• To tell what is alike and what is different.