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WorksheetsCompare/Contrast in Literature
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 49mins
What does it mean to compare two or more objects?
look for similarities
unlike terms
look for differences
look for cause and effect relationships
What does it mean to contrast two or more objects?
look for similarities
look for differences
both
neither
When comparing, what words should you look for (select all that apply)
in the same way
likewise
as well
but
when contrasting, what words should you look for (select all that apply)
but
in contrast
however
likewise
What would you compare and contrast to respond to the following essay prompt?
"Compare and contrast mammals and reptiles. Discuss their life cycles, habitats and bodies."
mammals and reptiles
humans and insects
vertebrates
deserts and rainforests
In what ways can you compare the two girls?
In Science class, you have to read about potential and kinetic energy. In Social Studies class, you read about mummies and pyramids. How is Science class and Social Studies class different?
In both Science and Social Studies you read.
In Science you read about potential and Kinetic energy and in Social Studies you read about mummies and pyramids.
You watch videos in science and read in Social Studies.
All of the above.
According to the paragraph, how are alligators and crocodiles alike?
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.
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.
