Compare and Contrast Vocabulary

To look how things are similar and different

• theme

• compare

• setting

how things are opposite

• compare

• plot

• contrast

similar

• where and when the story takes place

• how things are opposite

• how things are the same

To tell how things are alike

• Compare

• Contrast

• Setting

• Plot Events

To tell how things are different

• Compare

• Contrast

• Setting

• Plot Evvents

A graphic organizer that shows how things are alike and different

• Venn Diagram

• Genre

• Stage Directions

• Characters

Lisa _________________ the two cars and bought the one that had the best gas mileage.

• perceived

• contrasted

• compared

• genre

The two politicians displayed _____________ perspectives.

• comparing

• contrasting

• perceiving

• presentation

to tell how things are alike

• theme

• plot

• contrast

• compare

Which word means to examine the similarities and differences between two or more items?

• A) Analyze

• B) Compare

• C) Contrast

• D) Evaluate