Compare and contrast
The definition of compare
What are the similarities between two things
The definition of cause.
What is a person or thing that makes something else happen?
The definition of problem.
What is a situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful, or a barrier.
What is the definition of sequence?
What is a particular order in which related events, ideas, or things follow each other in an orderly way.
What is the definition of description?
What is a spoken or written representation of a person, object, or event using vivid details.
The definition of contrast
What are the differences between two things
Definition of effect
What is a change which is a result of a cause?
Definition of solution.
What is how a problem is taken care of
What are some signal words for sequence?
What are: Order, series, chain, course, cycle,series, list
The winter snow left the roads slick and dangerous. The wind swept the snow back and forth across the roadway, making it hard to decipher the lines.
What action can you infer the speaker is doing as he describes the scene?
What is the speaker is driving in a snow storm.
Some signal words of comparing
what is same, as well as, both, compared with, similar
Some signal words of cause
what are because, since, thus, hence, therefore, accordingly, and as a result.
Some signal words for problem?
What are: issue, factor, ailment, puzzle, dilemma, predicament, or answer.
What are some signal words for sequence?
What are: dates, first, next, meanwhile, suddenly, or finally
The scene was tragic, and scary but then they cleaned the place.
How is the setting described?
What is tragic and scary.
Some signal words for contrast
What are different, but, however, instead, on the other hand, and in contrast
Signal words for effect.
what are: outcome,result,resultant,consequence,product,matter
of course,aftermath,issue
DAILY DOUBLE!
Some signal words for solution
What are: possibility, resolution, answer, and proposition
1. then the cookie jar broke
2. the boy reached in for cookies
3. it fell
List these events in correct sequence.
What is 2, 3, 1
Its fluffy, sweet, it dissolves in water and is made of pure sugar, often coming in pastel colors like pink and blue. It is a special treat usually found at baseball games and carnivals.
What is being described?
What is cotton candy.
Red delicious apples are sweet, while granny smiths are tart and acidic.
What two things are being contrasted?
What are red delicious apples and granny smiths
It was raining that day and the kids could not play. Now they are sad.
The cause and effect of this sentences.
What is it's raining outside so they cannot play.
and/or
They cannot play outside so they are sad.
The kids were bored, so they decided to play video games.
What is the problem and solution?
What is they were bored (problem) so they decided to play video games (solution).
Put in correct sequence:
1. Bill of Rights
2. Constitution
3. Declaration of Independence
What is 3, 2, 1
My pretty, grey dog ran across the lawn.
State how the dog was described.
What is pretty and gray