Compare and Contrast/Synonyms

Compare and Contrast

100

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.

200

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.

300

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.

400

Name a word used to contrast.

What is different

500

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.

Compare and Contrast

100

What does it mean to compare?

to tell how two or more things are the same

200

What does it mean to contrast?

to look at how two or more things are different

300

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

400

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.

500

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.

Mixed???

100

What is the synonym for sphere? 

a. square

b. ball

c. cone

ball

200

What is the synonym of plural? 

a. one

b. some

c. many

many

300

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.

400

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.

500

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.

Synonyms

100

The feeble man used a cane.

A synonym for feeble is:

a. weak

b. strong

c. short

d. lucky

weak

200

The toxic oil destroyed all the plants in the ocean.

A synonym for toxic is:

a. stinky

b. deadly

c. kind

d. blue

deadly

300

I was so famished that I ate 10 cookies.

A synonym for famished is:

a. thirsty

b. tired

c. hungry

d. scared

hungry

400

I was so bewildered by the question that I couldn't answer it.  A synonym for bewildered is:

a. convinced

b. confused

c. forced

d. opinion

confused

500

He won an award because he was punctual 30 days in a row.  A synonym for punctual is:

a. on time

b. suspense

c. clock

d. uncertain

on time

Synonyms

100

What do you call two words that have similar meanings?

 

synonyms

200

Please contribute to the fundraising activity.

What is a synonym for contribute?

a. take

b. donate

c. repeat

donate

300

The teacher suggests that I rewrite my story.

What is a synonym for suggests?

a. advises

b. points

c. gives

advises

400

You have to cite your evidence in the answer.

What is a synonym for cite?

a. make

b. different

c. quote

quote

500

Please contrast the two characters.

What is a synonym of contrast?

a. tell similarities between

b. tell differences between

c. write down

tell differences between