G6_Reading_Skills_Compare and Contrast

Which sentence below compares and contrasts the seasons of fall and summer?

• Both seasons are dusty, rainy, and hot.
• Both seasons have some warm, rainy days and nighttime temperatures are cool enough to wear a jacket.
• Both seasons are cold and snowy.
• Both seasons have sunny days and the nights are freezing cold.

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To show differences; point out how things are different is to .

• compare
• summarize
• contrast
• desrcibe

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Tana and Lua like to go hiking. While Lua loved to bring her dog and walk the trail, Tana loved to bike. Both girls really enjoyed finding natural waterfalls to swim in. Tana and Lua also really loved eating fresh fruit along the trails. Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.
In what ways can you compare the two girls?

• Tana and Lua both liked to bring their dogs on the trail.
• Tana and Lua both were scared to eat fruit along the trail
• Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.
• Tana and Lua both liked finding natural waterfalls to swim in.

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Mary and Tracey are twin sisters. They are fourteen years of age. This is an example of:

• comparing
• contrasting
• fact and opinion
• chronologocial order

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Bill and Jack both like to eat pizza. Bill likes pepperoni pizza, but Jack only likes cheese pizza.
How are Bill and Jack alike?

• They hate pizza.
• Bill likes sausage pizza.
• They both like pizza.
• Jack likes pepperoni pizza

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Tanner and Jonathen are extremely competitive. When the bake sale came at school they made a little bet that each of them would sell the most goods. Jonathen started off early in the morning selling baked goods to students. Tanner did not get started until lunch time each day. The day before turning in the final money, Jonathen was up on Tanner by 50 dollars. Tanner became angry and poked holes in all of the rest of Jonathen's baked goods. Jonathen decided that he could not sell the rest of the goods considering that they had been tampered with. Tanner ended winning by 100 dollars. Jonethen never even bothered to tell on him.
If asked to tell how the two characters contrast what would be the most appropriate conclusion?

• Tanner is a good sport, while Jonathen is not.
• Jonathen is a good sport, while Tanner is not.
• Tanner and Jonathen are both selfish
• Jonethen is popular and Tanner is not.

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Janet and Kylie were best friends, they liked to do everything together. Kylie loved horseback riding and so did Janet. Janet loved swimming, and although Kylie did not know how to swim she loved the water. Janet enjoyed vacationing in tropic areas while Kylie liked arctic zones. In what ways do the two girls contrast?

• Kylie loved horseback riding and janet did not.
• Kylie loved swimming and so did Janet.
• Janet liked vacationing in tropic areas while Kylie liked arctic zones.
• Kylie liked to vacation in tropic areas while Janet liked peaceful grasslands.

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2.Frogs and toads can live in the water and on the land. They both catch food with long, sticky tongues. They eat insects and small animals. You can tell them apart by their bodies. Frogs have long, strong back legs and thin, moist skin. Toads have shorter back legs and drier skin.  What two things are we comparing?

• legs and twigs
• frogs and toads
• cats and dogs

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