Venn Diagrams
What are two ways that sheep and cows are alike?
They both have 4 legs and eat grass and hay. They both can be brown, black, or white.
What are two ways that school and home and different?
School has classrooms and home has bedrooms. School has a principal and home has parents.
How are Woody and Buzz the same?
They both are Andy’s toys. They both value friendship.
What is another word or phrase for contrast?
Difference or not the same.
What is the purpose of a Venn Diagram?
To compare and contrast 2 different things.
What are three ways that basketball and volleyball are the same?
They are both played with a ball. They are both played on a court. To win the game, one team has to have more points than the other.
Name two ways that football and baseball are different?
In football you have to get a goal, and in baseball you hit a homerun. Baseball is played with a bat and football is not.
Give one comparison of Version 1 and Version 2 of Toy Story.
They both had the same characters and they lived happily ever after in the end.
Is this a good contrasting statement? Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood are both fairy tales.
False
How many shapes make up a Venn Diagram?
2
What does it mean to compare two things?
To find how they are the same or similar.
Do people contrast things to tell how they are alike? Yes or No
No. They contrast things to find how they are different.
What is another word for compare?
Similar or the same.
Give one difference between Buzz and Woody.
Buzz is from space. Woody is a cowboy.
What does the middle of the Venn Diagram tell you?
How the 2 things are the same.
Would this be a correct comparsion: A cat and a dog are the same because they both chase mice. True or False
False. Dogs don't chase mice.
Would this be a correct contrast? A hamster and a dog are different because a dog is a pet and a hamster is not. True or False
False. Both are pets.
Is this a good comparison? Basketball is played on a court and soccer is played on a field.
No. (Compare means to look at what is similar.)
Contrast Woody and Jessie from Toy Story.
Jessie is brave and adventurous. Woody can be scared at times and wants to stay home.
What are the two outside sections of the Venn Diagram used for?
To contrast (show what is different about) the 2 things.
Give two comparisons for Mrs. Sheckles and Ms. Josie.
They are both Comet Time teachers. They both work at Clear Creek.
Create a Venn Diagram with at least 2 notes in each space (6 total).
Topics: summer and winter
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Give one comparison for Lilo and Stitch.
They both had trouble making friends.
Create a Venn Diagram with at least 2 notes in each space (6 total).
Topics: cupcakes and cookies
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