Comparing and Contrasting Texts Warm Up

Quiz
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
+9
Standards-aligned
Lara Akinsanya
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to compare texts?
To find how they are alike
To find how they are different
To summarize each text
To ignore one text
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to contrast texts?
To find how they are alike
To find how they are different
To copy the text
To write a story
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When comparing two stories, which of these is important to look at?
Characters, setting, and theme
The color of the book cover
The author’s age
The length of the text
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If two texts have different narrators, what are you comparing?
Setting
Point of view
Theme
Plot
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it helpful to compare and contrast texts?
It helps you understand each text better
It makes reading harder
It wastes time
It is only for long books
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If one story is told in first person and another in third person, what is being contrasted?
Theme
Point of view
Setting
Characters
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a similarity between two texts?
Both have a main character who is brave
One is set in a forest and the other in a city
One story is funny and the other is serious
They have different endings
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
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