Comparing Texts

Both similes and metaphors ________.

• compare things

• use the words “like” and “as”

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• make a story less vivid

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Imagine you've been given a myth and a poetic retelling of the same story. If one of the questions refers to a "source text," to what it is referring?

• the poem

• the original myth

• a written response to the question

• a research source

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Which sentence BEST describes the difference be tween the two passages?

• The first passage shows the benefit of television; the second passage shows the problems with television.

• The first passage describes the invention of television; the second passage explains why television is so popular.

• The first passage explains the importance of TV; the second passage describes how TV can be used in education.

• The first passage describes the history of television; the second passage explores whether watching TV is good or bad.

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What do both speakers have in common in the songs?

• Both feel stifled by their expected roles

• Both feel hurt that the people around them haven't noticed what they really feel

• Both feel burdened to be a leader in a community that doesn’t accept them

• Both feel confused to what they should be doing with their gifts

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Refer to the article titled “The Stripes Will Survive,” the passage titled “The Zoos Go Wild,” and a passage from the article “Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment.”. You have read three texts that claim that the role of zoos is to protect animals. Write an essay that compares and contrasts the evidence each source uses to support this claim. Be sure to use evidence from all three sources to support your response.

• Research Simulation

• Narrative Writing

• Literary Analysis

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Read the two texts.

Text 1: During World War II, Britain suffered through the Blitz, a German bombing attack that lasted for eight straight months. In response to nighttime air raids, the government required citizens to turn off all outdoor lights and put blackout curtains on windows. This made it harder for German aircraft to target areas to drop their bombs. Air raid shelters were also set up in public places and assembled in backyards. When the air raid siren sounded, people hurried into shelters for safety.

Text 2: When German forces began bombing raids in Britain during World War II, the British quickly realized they would need to get creative in order to protect their cities. They set out decoy airfields on open land far from crowded cities. Fake aircraft, dummy fuel tanks, and old vehicles made the areas look like real airfields from the air. Large painted canvases were even laid out to resemble hangars. The goal was to encourage the Germans to drop their bombs on the decoy sites rather than on populated areas.

Which sentence best combines the main ideas of both texts?

• Germans blacked out cities and created decoy airfields to fool the British into attacking the wrong targets on bombing missions.

• Air raid sirens were a common occurrence in Britain during the Blitz, signaling people to head for shelter from German bombing attacks.

• The lights at British airfields were often turned off to protect citizens from the bombs dropped from German aircraft during the Blitz.

• During World War II, Britain responded to German bombings by enforcing nightly blackouts, setting up air raid shelters, and building decoy sites as fake targets.

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How are the points of view in both passages similar?

• Both passages are told from the first person point of view.

• Both passages are told from the third person point of view.

• Both passages are told from the point of view of multiple characters.

• Both passages are told from the point of view of the main characters.

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Compare the actions of the wolf in each story. What did the wolf do that was the same? Check two boxes.

• He was making a cake for his grandma.

• He asked the pigs for sugar.

• He ate the first 2 pigs.

• He got angry at the third pig.

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What is similar about the overall structures of the two biographies in this article?

• There are several flashbacks in the narration.

• The events are described in sequential order.

• They compare and contrast a child and a father.

• Each paragraph provides a problem and a solution.

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How does Passage 2 transform the characters of Androcles and the lion?

• It suggests they are more concerned about achieving social status

• It shows them as more actively involved in changing their fate 

• It suggests that they are more sympathetic toward one another

• It portrays them as more fearful of government and authority

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