Compare and Contrast
Read each paragraph. Name one detail that is different in each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
On my birthday, I went on a horseback trail ride with friends. We rode for an hour, then stopped for a picnic lunch. We had cake, and I opened a few small presents they had brought with them.
Paragraph 2
On my birthday I had a party! Six friends came over, and we played games. Then we had cake and ice cream, and I opened presents. I had one HUGE present, from my parents. It was a bicycle!
Answers May Vary.
What are adjectives?
a. words used to describe verbs
b. the same as a pronoun
c. words used to describe nouns
d. the setting of a story
c. words used to describe nouns
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Which group of words mean the same as the word different?
a. like, on the other hand
b. like, however
c. similar, resemble
d. contrast, although
d. contrast, although
Which of the following below are story elements?
a. beginning, middle, fiction
b. setting, non fiction, genre
c. beginning, middle, topic, main idea
d. setting, character(s), plot, theme
d. setting, character(s), plot, theme
What is the main idea of the paragraph below?
Spots was a large grey and white cat. Spots lived in a barn on a farm. Spots liked living in the barn. It was warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There were many mice for Spots to chase. Best of all, Spots had a soft place to sleep in the corner of the barn.
A. The barn was dirty.
B. Spots was grey and white.
C. The barn was a good place for Spots to live.
D. Spots often slept outside when it rained.
C. The barn was a good place for Spots to live.
Who was the villain in the Gingerbread Man and The Run Away Pancake or The Gingerbread Baby?
a. a sly goat
b. sly fox
c. the baker
d. the Ginderbread girl
b. sly fox
What part of speech is the subject of a sentence? What part of speech is the predicate of a sentence?
a. adjective/adverb
b. noun/verb
c. pronoun, period
d. noun, contraction
b. noun/verb
Read the paragraph below. What are two details that support the main idea?
Meerkats in Africa live in large groups of 20 to 50 members. The group works together to survive. All members of the group care for the baby meerkats. They take turns babysitting and will protect the young ones from danger. Members of the group also take turns watching out for threats from other animals while the group finds food. If any dangerous animal comes towards the group, the meerkat will bark a warning.
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True or False.
Most of the stories we compared and contrasted were fairy tales.
true
What did each character in The Three Little Pigs and The Somewhat Bad Wolf buy with their money from the farmer?
a. hamburger, pencils, building material
b. sody-pop, potato chips, building material
d. candy canes, building material, wood
b. sody-pop, potato chips, building material
What is the moral of this story?
After a feast, two cats see a piece of cake and start to fight. A monkey sees this as an opportunity for gain and decides to help them. The monkey divides the cake into two parts but shakes his head saying the parts are not equal. He takes a bite of one piece and then the other. He still says that the pieces are not equal. He continues to do this until all the cake is gone. This leaves the two cats without any cake.
Answer may vary.
When you quarrel amongst yourselves someone else gains from it.
What writing organizer can you use to compare and contrast similar versions of a fairy tale?
a. venn diagram, double bubble map, chart
b. OREO graphic organizer
c. Bar graphs
d. none of the above
a. venn diagram or double bubble map, chart
How were the shoes that Cinderella wore different from the shoes Cinder-Elly wore?
a. high-heels, sneakers
b. high tops, bedroom slippers
c. Nike, Adidas
d. glass slipper, glass sneaker
d. glass slipper, glass sneaker
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