Compare and Contrast

Q. When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for?

• similarities and differences

• truth and lies

• wrongs and rights

• clues and facts

Kate lived in a large house with many animals. Her best friend, Jill, lived in a small house without pets.  How were the friends' homes different?

• Kate had a large house, but Jill's was small.

• Kate doesn't have pets, but Jill does.

• Both Kate and Jill have homes.

Cinderella is kind, sweet, and charming, while her step sisters are mean and cruel.  How are Cinderella and her step sisters different?

• They both want to marry the prince.

• Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.

• The step sisters are kind, but Cinderella is not.

I have a pet dog and cat in my house.  My dog, Spot, likes to chew on his bone, while my cat, Stripes, likes to sleep.  They both love to cuddle with me on the couch.  How are my pets similar? 

• They both chew on things.

• They both love to cuddle.

• They both sleep a lot.

A teacher and a doctor both work with many people every day.  The teacher works with children at the school, however, the doctor sees patients at the hospital.  How are a teacher and doctor alike?

• They work with children.

• They work in hospitals.

• They work with many people.

What does it mean to compare/contrast?

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

• to tell what is different

• to tell us what is the same.

• to tell what is alike and what is different.

What two things are being compared in this picture?

• apples and oranges

• grapes and bananas

_{what is one thing that is the same in this picture?}

• they are both yellow 

• they are green

Molly and Sara are sisters.  They like to swim during the summer.  Molly is in the school band and Sara is on the basketball team.  How are these sisters alike?

• They are both in band.

• They are both on the basketball team.

• They enjoy swimming.

Tana and Lua like to go hiking. While Lua loved to bring her dog and walk the trail, Tana loved to bike. Both girls really enjoyed finding natural waterfalls to swim in. Tana and Lua also really loved eating fresh fruit along the trails. Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down. In what ways can you compare the two girls?

• Tana and Lua both liked to bring their dogs on the trail.

• Tana and Lua both were scared to eat fruit along the trail

• Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.

• Tana and Lua both liked finding natural waterfalls to swim in.