WorksheetsCompare & Contrast
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Read the following passages. Ballet began as a social dance. That means that it started as a way for people to spend time with one another and connect, not perform for an audience. Some of the first ballet dancers were upper-class French people who lived in the 1500s and who danced ballets to entertain themselves and their friends. Salsa is a type of dance that began in New York City in the 1970s. Salsa began as a social dance. Salsa comes from some Cuban dances like the cha-cha and also uses movements from Afro-Caribbean dances. Salsa is danced to Salsa music. According to the texts above, Ballet and Salsa dances are similar because
they are both danced only by upper class French people.
they both began as social dances.
they are both styles of dance that began in the 1500s.
What does contrast mean?
Describing the differences between two or more things.
Describing the same between two or more things.
comparing
studying
What does compare mean?
Putting two or more things similarities together.
Putting two or more things differences together
What is an example of comparing
Both fish are blue.
Math is my favorite subject
Whales are bigger than cats.
I like pizza
Setting - How could two stories setting be alike?
Both take place in the woods.
One is in the city the other is in the ocean.
They take place 100 years apart
Joe and Bob both like to eat ice cream. Compare or Contrast?
compare
contrast
What's a comparison between apples and oranges?
one is red and one is orange
they are both fruit
one is sweet and one is sour
one is crunchy and one is soft
When you CONTRAST things, you show their differences.
true
false
What is the cue word in this sentence? Winter weather in St. George is similar to winter weather in Las Vegas.
weather
similar
weather
Sometimes a writing prompt may not contain the words “compare and contrast.” However, it may still be asking you to analyze how things are similar and different. Read the following writing prompts. Which one is most likely asking you to compare and contrast?
Would you rather meet Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King, Jr.? Why?
Summarize the article about Abe Lincoln.
MLK was a great man.
Compare or contrast? Dogs and cats both have tails.
compare
contrast
Compare or contrast? I like cats and dogs.
compare
contrast
both
neither
Which of the following statements contrasts mammals and reptiles?
Mammals are warm blooded while reptiles are cold blooded.
Humans are mammals
Mammals and reptiles can live in the same habitat.
A tiger is a mammal.
