Compare and Contrast

What does it mean to compare?

• To tell what is alike and what is different.

• To tell what is the same.

• To tell what is different.

• To tell what is not alike.

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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.

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Which graphic organizer can be used for comparing and contrasting?

• Timeline

• Venn Diagram

• Flowchart

• T-Chart

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Bill and Jack both like to eat pizza. Bill likes pepperoni pizza, but Jack only likes cheese pizza.
How are Bill and Jack alike?

• They hate pizza.
• Bill likes sausage pizza.
• They both like pizza.
• Jack likes pepperoni pizza

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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.

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

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

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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.

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The Fourth of July and Veteran's Day are both U.S. holidays. However, the Fourth of July celebrates our independence and Veteran's Day celebrates military veterans. How are these holidays different?

• Both holidays are celebrated in the U.S.

• Fourth of July celebrates independence, while Veteran's Day celebrates veterans.

• Both holidays are in the summer.

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Horses and donkeys are two very similar animals. But they also have their differences. For example, a horse has short ears but a donkey has long ears. Another difference is that horses are typically larger than donkeys. Yet they are both four legged hoofed mammals.

What is one thing that horses and donkeys have in common?

• They are both mammals.

• They are both the same size.

• They both have short ears.

• Neither of them has hooves.

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Frogs and toads can live in the water and on the land. They both catch food with long, sticky tongues. They eat insects and small animals. You can tell them apart by their bodies. Frogs have long, strong back legs and thin, moist skin. Toads have shorter back legs and drier skin.

What is something that shows contrast between frogs and toads?

• They both have long tongues.

• They can both live on land or water.

• Frogs like food more than toads.

• Toads have drier skin than frogs.

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Identify the key word that tells whether you are comparing or contrasting.

Unlike most vehicles, some older Volkswagens have their engine in the back.

• have

• engine

• vehicles

• unlike

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