Compare and Contrast
Fast to Contrast
Dare to Compare
Flashback
Sentence Clues
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Mr. and Mrs. Badger want to take their three children on vacation. Mr. Badger wants to go to the mountains because the family can camp out and hike across the hills. Mrs. Badger wants to go to the beach so they can all go swimming and also relax on the sand. How are Mr. and Mrs. Badger the same?
What is Mr. and Mrs. Badger are the same because they both want to take their children on vacation.
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What are some clue words to help you figure out that an article is contrasting?
but, rather, whereas, different, unlike etc.
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What does it mean to compare?
to tell how two or more things are the same
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What does unaware mean?
not aware: having no knowledge of a situation
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How can they live in this frozen, ice-cold land? Which word in the sentence helps the reader understand what frozen means?
ice-cold
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Andrew and John are brothers. Andrew likes to play sports and does not like to sit still for very long. John likes to read and to work on the computer. He sits quietly for long periods of time. Both boys really like to cook and are very good at it. How are Andrew and John different?
What is Andrew plays sports, but John likes to read and work on the computer. Andrew does not like to sit still, but John likes to sit still.
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What does it mean to contrast?
to look at how two or more things are different
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What are some clue words to help you figure out that an article is comparing?
both, similar, same
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What is main idea?
It is the most important thought about the topic.
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However, zero gravity complicates life, making things harder, like sleeping, eating, and staying healthy. Which word or words in the sentence help the reader know what complicates means?
Making things harder
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Grasshoppers have long, strong back legs and two sets of wings. They make a loud sound by rubbing their top wings together. Grasshoppers eat grassy green plants. Another noisy bug is the cicada. Cicadas make a loud, humming sound inside their body. These insects lay their eggs in trees. When the baby cicadas are born, they fall to the ground and eat roots and plants near the tree. How are grasshoppers and cicadas alike?
Grasshoppers and cicadas are alike because they both make loud noises.
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Story 1 Mary has a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules. It made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school. Story 2 Micah has a cute black-and-white puppy named Bump. Bump follows Micah everywhere! Last week Bump even followed Micah to school. Micah was sitting at his desk when Bump suddenly ran through the classroom doorway. All the other students were excited to see the puppy, but Mr. Frankel insisted that Bump had to go home. How are the animals different in the stories?
One is black and white: the other is only white
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People came from far away, as hungry as bears waking from their long winter nap. The author compares people to bears to show how
How much they wanted food: how hungry they were.
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What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?
theme is the lesson, message or moral of the story. main idea is what the story is mostly about.
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Astronauts train for many years before they go into space. Which meaning of the word train is the SAME one used in the sentence above? a to teach b to prepare c a connected line of railway cars d the part of a dress that trails behind
B.) To prepare
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Name a word used to contrast.
What is different
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Story 1 Mary has a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules. It made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school. Story 2 Micah has a cute black-and-white puppy named Bump. Bump follows Micah everywhere! Last week Bump even followed Micah to school. Micah was sitting at his desk when Bump suddenly ran through the classroom doorway. All the other students were excited to see the puppy, but Mr. Frankel insisted that Bump had to go home. How are the two stories different?
One is about a girl and her lamb, the other is about a boy and his puppy.
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Poison ivy and poison oak are woody plants that grow in almost any habitat and are very similar in appearance. Both poison oak and poison ivy have berrylike fruit and brown stems. But poison ivy acts more like a vine than a bush and can grow high in trees. The fruit of poison ivy is gray and smooth. On the other hand, poison oak acts more like a bush than a vine. The fruit of poison oak is hairy instead of smooth. Answer the following question based on the reading selection: How are poison ivy and poison oak similar?
Both have berrylike fruit and brown stems.
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What does preschool mean?
before school
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However, the air must be slowed down gradually, little by little. Which word or words in the sentence help the reader know what gradually means?
slow down
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My brother flew down before Christmas and it was really nice to see him. We went to Universal Studios while he was here. What is different about my brother and I?
We don't live in the same city.
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Poison ivy and poison oak are woody plants that grow in almost any habitat and are very similar in appearance. Both poison oak and poison ivy have berrylike fruit and brown stems. But poison ivy acts more like a vine than a bush and can grow high in trees. The fruit of poison ivy is gray and smooth. On the other hand, poison oak acts more like a bush than a vine. The fruit of poison oak is hairy instead of smooth. Answer the following question based on the reading selection: How are poison ivy and poison oak different?
Poison ivy has smooth fruit, poison oak has hairy fruit.
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Even though the penguin is a bird, it cannot fly. It has flippers instead of wings. It also has short legs and webbed feet. The flippers and webbed feet help penguins swim. They speed through the water hunting for fish to eat. These birds are graceful swimmers. However, penguins have an odd walk on land. They shuffle, or drag their feet, on the ice as they move from place to place. In the fifth paragraph, the author compares how penguins move in water and on land by explaining a how they get their food. b that they swim better than they walk. c that they walk better than they swim. d the problems they have moving around.
What is b.) that they swim better than they walk.
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After failing her math test, Emma continues to work at passing it. What character trait describes Emma?
perserverance
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They shuffle, or drag their feet, on the ice as they move from place to place. What does shuffle mean as used in the sentence above?
to walk with out lifting their feet
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