Nonfiction Paired Passages

What does it mean to compare?

• To show how something is similar

• To show how something is different

• To show something is important

• To show why something unique

What is a way that Cassidy's crayon holders in the article "The Broken Crayon Solution" DIFFER from Nissen's trampoline in the selection "Bouncing Around?"

• Only the crayon holders were made while the inventor was in college.

• Only the crayon holders help make a common object easier to use.

• Only the crayon holders can be used to help improve a skill.

• Only the crayon holders can be used by children.

What does it mean to contrast?

• To find the similarities between two passages.

• To compare two passages.

• To combine two passages.

• To find the differences between two passages.

Which statement best describes a difference between Cassidy's in the article "The Broken Crayon Solution" and Nissen in the selection "Bouncing Around?"

• Cassidy found it easy to sell her produce, but Nissen found it difficult.

• Cassidy was not happy with her invention at first, but Nissen was pleased with his at first.

• Cassidy got the idea for her invention at a public even, but Nissen thought of his idea at home.

• Cassidy made her product to avoid waste. but Nissen made his for exercise.

What is one way the article "The Broken Crayon Solution" and the selection "Bouncing Around" are different?

• "The Broken Crayon Solution" tells about short period in Cassidy's life. "Bouncing Around" describes several years of Nissen's life.

• "The Broken Crayon Solution" explains many benefits of Cassidy's product. "Bouncing Around" suggests that there is only one benefit from using Nissen's product.

• "The Broken Crayon Solution" describes the steps Cassidy's used to make her invention. "Bouncing Around" does not tell how Nissen made his invention.

• "The Broken Crayon Solution" shows that Cassidy had many interests as a child. "Bouncing Around" shows that Nissen had only one interest.

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the selection "Bouncing Around."

So, in his garage, Nissen tied heavy canvas to a steel frame.

Which sentence from paragraph 1 of the article "The Broken-Crayon Solution" describes in a similar way what led to building an invention?

• One day 11-year-old Cassidy Goldstein was trying to work on an art project.

• She noticed that all of her crayons were broken.

• Then Cassidy found some plastic tubes used to hold single-cut flowers.

• She would make her own crayon holders.