Compare and Contrast

In which of the following situations could you compare and contrast?

• You are voting for class president, and there are three students running

• You are writing an essay about which time period you’d rather live in: the 1980’s or the 1880’s

• You are deciding what the major differences are between the first and last Harry Potter books

• All of the above

Before you write a compare and contrast essay, you should, _______.

• Choose one difference between the items that is most important

• Pick which item is better

• Revise your essay using flow chart

• Pre-write for your essay using a Venn diagram

When comparing contrasting, you should ________.

• Write similarities in the overlapping sections of the Venn diagram

• Write differences in the overlapping sections of a Venn diagram

• Write similarities in the arrow of a flow chart

• Skip pre-writing and begin writing the essay right away

If you’re comparing and contrasting three items, you ________.

• Can’t use a Venn diagram

• Only have to describe two of them

• Can add a third circle to your Venn diagram

• Can compare them without contrasting

Which of the following statements contrasts mammals and reptiles?

• Humans are mammals

• Both mammals and reptiles are vertebrates

• Mammals are warm blooded while reptiles are cold blooded

• Mammals and reptiles can live in the same habitat.

Using______ in your essay helps readers know when you’re comparing contrasting.

• Nouns

• Transition words

• Punctuation

• prepositions

Which of the following words or phrases can be used to show a comparison?

• On the other hand

• Similarly

• While

• In contrast

Which of the following words or phrases could be used when contrasting?

• Similarly

• In conclusion

• On the other hand

• Nonetheless