Comparing and Contrasting

What does it mean to compare two things?

• To add them together

• To examine their similarities and differences

• To find their average

• To ignore their differences

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What does it mean to contrast two things?

• To ignore the differences between them

• To mix them together and create a new thing

• To compare and show the differences between them

• To compare and show the similarities between them

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Give an example of comparing two things.

• Comparing the taste of an apple and a bicycle.

• Comparing the color of the sky and the weight of a rock.

• Comparing the speed of a car and the temperature of the sun.

• Comparing the size of a cat and a dog.

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Give an example of contrasting two things.

• Cats and dogs

• Apples and oranges

• Bananas and pineapples

• Summer and winter

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How are comparing and contrasting similar?

• Comparing is used for objects and contrasting is used for ideas

• They have no similarities

• Comparing involves finding differences while contrasting involves finding similarities

• They both involve identifying similarities and differences between two or more things.

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How are comparing and contrasting different?

• Comparing involves finding similarities between two or more things, while contrasting involves finding differences.

• Comparing and contrasting are the same thing.

• Comparing involves finding differences, while contrasting involves finding similarities.

• There is no difference between comparing and contrasting.

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Why is it important to compare and contrast things?

• To avoid critical thinking and decision making

• To make things more confusing and complicated

• To limit understanding and knowledge

• To understand the similarities and differences between things, leading to better decision making and critical thinking.

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When would you use comparing and contrasting in real life?

• When watching a movie

• When walking a dog

• When baking a cake

• When making decisions, choosing between options, or understanding different perspectives.

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What words can you use to show similarities when comparing?

• likewise

• oppositely

• differently

• similarly

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What words can you use to show differences when contrasting?

• also

• similarly

• however, on the other hand, in contrast, while, yet, although, but, instead, whereas, conversely, nevertheless, on the contrary

• in addition

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