Compare and contrast Jeopardy Template

Character Traits

Setting

Problem Solution

Same Vs. Different

Evidence

100

Story 1: A boy practices soccer every day and keeps trying even when he misses goals.
Story 2: A girl studies spelling words every night and corrects her mistakes.
Question: How are the characters the same?

They both enjoy sports.
They both show determination and keep trying.
They both work only when someone tells them to.

Answer: They both show determination and keep trying.

100

Story 1: Students visit a zoo.
Story 2: Students visit an aquarium.
Question: How are the settings the same?

Both are places where students learn about animals.
Both are places for sports.
Both settings are empty.
Both are in the same building.

Answer: Both are places where students learn about animals.

100

Story 1: A student forgets homework.
Story 2: A student loses a lunchbox.
Question: How are the problems the same?

Both happen at home.
Only one is important.
Both involve losing something important.
Both involve forgetting directions.

✅ Answer: Both involve losing something important.

100

Story 1: A book tells a story.
Story 2: A movie tells a story.
Question: How are they the same?

Both are only read.
Both tell stories with characters and events.
Movies do not include characters.
Only books tell stories.

✅ Answer: Both tell stories with characters and events. (2)

100

Story 1: “She helped her friend.”
Story 2: “He cleaned the classroom.”
Question: What does this show?

Both are helpful.
Both are lazy.
They both helped a friend clean
Only one helps.
Both avoid work.

✅ Answer: Both are helpful. (1)

200

Story 1: Lena shares her toys and helps her friends.
Story 2: Marcus prefers to play alone and does not share.
Question: How are the characters different?

Marcus is more helpful than Lena.
Both characters enjoy sharing with others.
Lena is generous, while Marcus prefers not to share.

Answer: Lena is generous, while Marcus prefers not to share.

200

Story 1: A family camps in the woods.
Story 2: A family stays in a hotel in the city.
Question: How are the settings different?

Both are quiet places.
One is outdoors, while the other is in a city.
Both are indoors.
The woods has more buildings.

One is outdoors, while the other is in a city.

200

Story 1: A student rereads directions.
Story 2: A student asks a teacher for help.
Question: How are the solutions different?

Both solve the problem the same way.
One solves it alone, while the other asks for help.
Both ignore the problem.
One does not finish.

✅ Answer: One solves it alone, while the other asks for help. (2)

200

Story 1: School has schedules.
Story 2: Home has free time.
Question: How are they different?

Both follow the same routine.
Both are used only for learning.
Home is stricter.
School is structured, while home is more flexible.

✅ Answer: School is structured, while home is more flexible. (3)

200

Story 1: “He forgot his homework.”
Story 2: “She lost her jacket.”
Question: What is similar?

Both are prepared.
Both lose something important.
Only one has a problem.
Both complete work.

✅ Answer: Both lose something important. (2)

300

Story 1: A student finishes work early and helps classmates.
Story 2: A student rushes through work and makes careless mistakes.
Question: How are the characters different?

Both students work carefully.
One is responsible and helpful, while the other is careless.
Both students finish work at the same time.
One student refuses to work.

Answer: One is responsible and helpful, while the other is careless.

300

Story 1: Children build snowmen in a park.
Story 2: Children swim in the ocean on a hot day.
Question: How are the settings different?

Both settings are cold.
One setting is winter, while the other is summer.
Both involve snow.
One setting is indoors.

✅ Answer: One setting is winter, while the other is summer.

300

Story 1: A student practices reading daily.
Story 2: A student studies math until they understand.
Question: How are the solutions similar?

One student works harder.
Both improve by practicing regularly.
Both ask for help.
Both finish quickly.

✅ Answer: Both improve by practicing regularly. (2)

300

Story 1: Dogs live with people.
Story 2: Wolves live in the wild.
Question: How are they different?

Both are pets.
Wolves live in homes sometimes.
Dogs live with people, while wolves live in the wild.
Both are wild animals and they both live in the wild.

✅ Answer: Dogs live with people, while wolves live in the wild. (3)

300

Story 1: “He practiced every day.”
Story 2: “She kept trying.”
Question: What does this evidence show?

Things are too hard.
Only one tries the other gives up.
Both show persistence.
Neither works hard.

✅ Answer: Both show persistence. (3)

400

Story 1: A girl feels nervous before a test but studies and stays focused.
Story 2: A boy feels nervous before a game and practices to prepare.
Question: How are the characters similar?

Both avoid preparing.
Both feel nervous but take action to prepare.
Only one character feels nervous about a situation.
Both rely on others to do the work.

Answer: Both feel nervous but take action to prepare.

400

Story 1: “The room was silent as students read quietly.”
Story 2: “The crowd cheered loudly at the game.”
Question: What is the main difference in setting?

Both are loud places.
Neither has people.
One is calm, while the other is noisy.
Both are schools.

✅ Answer: One is calm, while the other is noisy.

400

Story 1: “She reread the passage to understand it.”
Story 2: “He used context clues to figure it out.”
Question: Which answer BEST explains how the solutions are similar?

Both read the same text.
Both solve problems quickly.
Both use strategies to understand.
Both ask others for help.

✅ Answer: Both use strategies to understand. (3)

400

Story 1: Summer is warm.
Story 2: Winter is cold.
Question: Which answer BEST explains the difference?

Both seasons are warm.
One season has more people outside.
Both seasons have six letters in their names.
Summer is warm, while winter is cold.

✅ Answer: Summer is warm, while winter is cold. (4)

400

Story 1: “They cooked over a fire in the woods.”
Story 2: “They stayed in a hotel in the city.”
Question: Which detail BEST shows the difference?

Both describe where people sleep.
One has more people.
Both are indoors.
One shows nature, the other a city.

✅ Answer: One shows nature, the other a city. (4)