Venn Diagrams
Comparisons
Contrasts
Clue Words
100

What shapes and how many of those shapes make up a Venn Diagram?

Venn Diagrams are made up of 2 or more circles.

100

What does it mean to compare two things?

To compare two things means to tell how they are alike/similar/the same.

100

Do people contrast two or more things to tell how they are similar? Yes or No

No, people contrast two or more things to tell how they are different.

100

Does "unlike" show comparing or contrasting?

Unlike shows contrasting.

200

What is the purpose of a Venn Diagram?

The purpose of a Venn Diagram is to compare and contrast 2 things/texts similarities and differences.

200

What are two ways that football and baseball are the same?

*Answers may vary. 

Football and baseball are both sports. They both have players, play in teams, score points, and wear special uniforms.

200

What are two ways that football and baseball are different?

*Answers will vary.

Football and baseball are different because they have different types of balls, fields, gear, uniforms, and they play for different lengths of game time.

200

Does "both" show contrasting or comparing?

Both shows comparing.

300

What does the middle of a Venn Diagram tell you?

The middle of the Venn Diagram tells how 2 or more things are the same/alike/similar.

300

What are two ways that regular school and remote learning are the same?

*Answers will vary.

Regular school and remote learning both have assignments, teachers, iRead/iReady, AR Quizzes, and quizzes/tests.

300

What are two ways that school and home are different?

*Answers will vary.

At school you learn, have teachers, sit at desks, read textbooks. 

At home you live, have parents, sit on a couch, and read novels.

300

Does "but" show comparing or contrasting?

But shows contrasting.

400

Where do you list the things you are contrasting on a Venn diagram?

You would put the things you are contrasting in the outer parts of the circles.

400

Would this be a correct comparison: A cat and a dog are the same because they both chase mice. True or False

This is false because dogs don't chase mice, so that is a contrast, not a comparison.

400

Would this be a correct contrast? A cat and a dog are different because a cat is a pet and a dog is not. True or False

This would be false because both a cat and a dog can be a pet, so it is a comparison, not a contrast. 

400

Does "instead" show comparing or contrasting?

Instead shows contrasting.

500

Both teams: Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting home-school and public school. The first team to finish gets the points.

The teacher will look at the Venn Diagram drawings to decide.

500

Name two ways Mary Musgrove and Juliette Gordon Low are alike.

Mary Musgrove and Juliette Gordon Low are both women and they both helped others.

500

What are two ways that Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are different?

*Answers will vary.

Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are different because they had different jobs, they had a different number of kids, they were married to 2 different women.

*Teacher can determine if an answer not listed is given.

500

Does "on the other hand" suggest comparing or contrasting?

On the other hand suggests something is being contrasted.