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.

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?

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

Both holidays are celebrated in the U.S.

Both holidays are in the summer.

Stella was born in Poland. She lived with her family in a small house near the Oder River. Both Stella's parents are teachers. Stella's friend Tim was born in Mexico. He likes to play soccer. Tim lived in a big house by the Rio Grande River. Tim's parents are doctors. What is different about Stella and Tim?

Their parents have different jobs.

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. What two things are being compared and contrasted?

chocolate and strawberry ice cream

vanilla and chocolate ice cream

Sarah and Ruth are twins. They were born on the same day and look alike. But Sarah and Ruth are very different people. Sarah is shy and quiet but Ruth is not shy and she loves talking to people. Sarah’s favorite school class is math, but Ruth’s favorite class is reading. The twins each have a pet. Sarah has a cat named Sally and Ruth has a pet bird named Polly. There are also more differences in the twins. Sarah’s favorite color is pink and Ruth’s favorite color is blue. Ruth likes to eat vegetables, but Sarah doesn’t like many vegetables. Also, Ruth’s favorite drink is fruit juice while Sarah’s favorite drink is milk. The twins look alike, but they are different on the inside and they are still best friends. Sarah and Ruth love each other very much. Both Sarah and Ruth...

enjoy celebrating their birthday

Thousands of years ago the native people of North America had to build houses that fit their life. One kind of house was a tipi. The Plains people lived in tipis. Tipis were easy to put up and take down. In fact, it only took about half an hour to build a tipi. This was perfect for the Plains people who spent their time hunting and hunting animal. The Inuit, who lived in the cold Artic region, spent part of the year living in Igloos. Igloos were temporary homes like tipis. However, they were built for the cold winter months whereas a tipi could be used year round. Both tipis and igloos had one main room that the family lived in and were usually made for a single family. Tipis and igloos were made of very different materials. Igloos were made from blocks of snow stacked on top of each other, while tipis were made of buffalo hide, tree branches or grass. The shape of tipis and igloos were also different. Tipis were cone-shaped, using three or four poles for support, in contrast, igloos were dome-shaped. One similarity between igloos and tipis was that both....

Contained one main room for the family to use

Were used only during the winter months

Crocodiles and Alligators are covered with scales and have backbones. They have short legs and long, powerful tails. Also, baby crocodiles and alligators both hatch from eggs. According to the paragraph, how are alligators and crocodiles alike?

They both have short legs and powerful tails.

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 finding natural waterfalls to swim in.

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.

Tanner and Jonathen are extremely competitive. When the bake sale came at school they made a little bet that each of them would sell the most goods. Jonathen started off early in the morning selling baked goods to students. Tanner did not get started until lunch time each day. The day before turning in the final money, Jonathen was up on Tanner by 50 dollars. Tanner became angry and poked holes in all of the rest of Jonathen's baked goods. Jonathen decided that he could not sell the rest of the goods considering that they had been tampered with. Tanner ended winning by 100 dollars. Jonethen never even bothered to tell on him. If asked to tell how the two characters contrast what would be the most appropriate conclusion?

Jonathen is a good sport, while Tanner is not.

Tanner is a good sport, while Jonathen is not.

Tanner and Jonathen are both selfish

Jonethen is popular and Tanner is not.

Janet and Kylie were best friends, they liked to do everything together. Kylie loved horseback riding and so did Janet. Janet loved swimming, and although Kylie did not know how to swim she loved the water. Janet enjoyed vacationing in tropic areas while Kylie liked arctic zones. In what ways do the two girls contrast?

Janet liked vacationing in tropic areas while Kylie liked arctic zones.

Kylie loved horseback riding and janet did not.

Kylie loved swimming and so did Janet.

Kylie liked to vacation in tropic areas while Janet liked peaceful grasslands.

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1 min • 1 pt

When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for:

similarities and differences

wrongs and rights

truth and lies

clues and facts

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which graphic organizer can be used for comparing and contrasting?

Timeline

Venn Diagram

Flowchart

T-Chart

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mary and Tracey are twin sisters. They are fourteen years of age. This is an example of:

comparing

contrasting

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

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Compare and Contrast

When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for:

What does it mean to compare?

What does it mean to contrast?

Which graphic organizer can be used for comparing and contrasting?

Mary and Tracey are twin sisters. They are fourteen years of age. This is an example of:

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

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

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?

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?

I have a two pets - a dog and cat. 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?

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