Compare and Contrast Two Texts

Use the text to compare and contrast the Industrial Revolution and the Technological Revolution. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the late 1700s. It marked a shift from manual production to machine manufacturing, as the iron and textile industries formed. People left their farms in the country to work in factories in cities. Just as this period began to slow down, the Technological Revolution, also called the Second Industrial Revolution, began. Like the Industrial Revolution, the Technological Revolution was a period of rapid change and development. It began in Germany around 1870 and continued until World War I. While the invention of the steam engine played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, the development of electrical power and telephones helped spark the Technological Revolution. During which period electricity and telephones were introduced?

• Industrial Revolution

• Technological Revolution

• Both

Use the text to compare and contrast CMYK colors and RGB colors. CMYK and RGB refer to two types of color systems. The RGB system includes all the colors you can make with combinations of red, green, and blue light. The CMYK system, on the other hand, consists of the colors that could be made by combining cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink. This means that ​​​​​​​RGB colors are used for computer monitors and television screens, whereas CMYK colors are usually preferred in the publishing industry. RGB colors are called additive colors because when they're combined, they produce white light. In contrast, CMYK colors are called subtractive colors: when they're mixed together, they produce gray. Which of the following produced gray when combined?

• CMYK

• RGB

• Both

Use the text to compare and contrast microwave ovens and conventional ovens. Walk into any American kitchen, and you'll most likely find two appliances for cooking: a microwave oven and a conventional oven. Both appliances are useful, but they cook food in different ways. A microwave oven uses short waves of energy that specifically affect the water molecules in food. Microwaves make the water molecules vibrate, creating thermal energy, or heat, which quickly cooks the food from within. In contrast, conventional ovens heat the air surrounding the food, which cooks the food more slowly. Though microwaves are great for immediately heating food, sometimes rapid heating isn't appropriate. Baking bread, for example, requires slow heating in a conventional oven so the dough has time to rise. According to the text, which ovens are found in most American homes?

• Microwave Oven

• Conventional Ovens

• Both

Use the text to compare and contrast microwave ovens and conventional ovens. Walk into any American kitchen, and you'll most likely find two appliances for cooking: a microwave oven and a conventional oven. Both appliances are useful, but they cook food in different ways. A microwave oven uses short waves of energy that specifically affect the water molecules in food. Microwaves make the water molecules vibrate, creating thermal energy, or heat, which quickly cooks the food from within. In contrast, conventional ovens heat the air surrounding the food, which cooks the food more slowly. Though microwaves are great for immediately heating food, sometimes rapid heating isn't appropriate. Baking bread, for example, requires slow heating in a conventional oven so the dough has time to rise. According to the text, which oven can't be used to make bread?

• Microwave Oven

• Conventional Ovens

• Both

Text structure that describes how two things are similar and different is:

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

• sequence

• description

Choose the correct text structure.

• sequence

• description

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

How does the setting of passage 1 differ from the setting of passage 2?

• Passage 1 is set in a German home; passage 2 is set in a small French town.

• Passage 1 is set in a German monastery; passage 2 is set in a home in France.

• Passage 1 is set in a France monastery; passage 2 is set on a train in France.

• Passage 1 is set in a French town; passage 2 is set in a home in Germany.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of comparing and contrasting two texts?

• To identify similarities and differences

• To summarize the texts

• To critique the author's style

• To determine the main idea

When comparing two texts, which of the following is NOT a useful strategy?

• Identifying the main themes

• Analyzing the tone

• Ignoring the context

• Examining the structure

What is a common graphic organizer used to compare and contrast two texts?

• Venn Diagram

• Flowchart

• Timeline

• Pie Chart