Bres Compare and Contrast

What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?

• One is a folktale and one is not.

• One is fiction and the other is nonfiction.

• One is written by the person it is about and the other is written about a person.

• One is a book and one is an article.

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• apples and oranges

• grapes and bananas

what does it mean to contrast things?

• look at differences

• look at similarities 

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• cause & effect

Which of the following best describes the process of comparing?

• Highlighting differences between two or more items.

• Discussing only the unique features of one item.

• Identifying similarities between two or more items.

• Focusing on the individual characteristics without comparing.

what type of story structure looks at similarities and differences of a text?

• compare and contrast

• sequence

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• minions and spongebob

• houses and trees

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

• pizza and chips

• soda and water

Frogs and toads can live in the water and on the land. They both catch food with long, sticky tongues. They eat insects and small animals. You can tell them apart by their bodies. Frogs have long, strong back legs and thin, moist skin. Toads have shorter back legs and drier skin.  What two things are we comparing?

• legs and twigs

• frogs and toads

• cats and dogs

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• one is red and one is orange

• one is good and one is not