Mastering Compare and Contrast Reading Strategies

What is the purpose of comparing and contrasting?

• To organize information more efficiently and understand texts better

• To make everything seem similar

• To identify only the differences between things

• To confuse the reader with complex information

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What does a Venn diagram help with?

• Drawing animals

• Calculating mathematical equations

• Organizing similarities and differences

• Writing essays

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Which of the following is a similarity between lions and zebras?

• Both are carnivores

• Both are black and white

• Both migrate

• Both have four legs

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What type of eater is a lion?

• Herbivore

• Pescatarian

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

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Which word signals a comparison?

• Both

• Different

• However

• Whereas

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What does the word 'however' indicate?

• An example

• A personal opinion

• A difference

• A similarity

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Which feature is unique to the PocketPlay?

• Available in different colors

• More memory

• Larger size

• Better graphics

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Which system has better graphics?

• Neither, they focus on gameplay instead

• Both have the same graphics quality

• PocketPlay

• GameStation 4

What do both the GameStation 4 and PocketPlay have in common?

• They are both available in multiple colors

• They both have online play

• They are both handheld

• They both have the same memory capacity

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Based on the comparison, which system might be preferred for its variety in appearance?

• GameStation 4

• PocketPlay

• Both equally

• Neither, as appearance is not discussed

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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