Comparing and Contrasting

Who are the characters in the story "The Monkey and the Pea?"

• Pea, monkey

• King of Benares, counselor, monkey, horses

• Counselor, monkey, pea

• Horses, monkey, Midas

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the setting of "The Monkey and the Pea?"

• forest

• kingdom

• outside, trees around

• village

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

What is the problem in the story "The Monkey and the Pea?"

• Monkey dropped his peas

• King dropped his peas

• Monkey stuck in a tree

• King was hungry

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

Who are the characters in "The Golden Touch?"

• King Midas, his daughter, and the monkey

• Dionysus, monkey, horses

• King Midas, Dionysus, Midas' daughter

• monkey, king

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is one setting from the story "The Golden Touch?"

• forest

• wooded area

• river

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

The following words are used to do what?

like, same, both, similar, equally, also

• contrast

• compare

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.W.4.2C

The following words are used to what:

different, although, instead of, on the other hand

• compare

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.8

CCSS.RI.3.9

A theme is __________________.

• who is in the story.

• the message of the story.

• where the story takes place.

• what the story is mostly about.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

Both of these stories have a character who is _____________.

• an animal

• a king

• a counselor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

The theme of both stories is:

• being greedy can be a good thing.

• if you are greedy, you will lose everything.

• being very greedy can have bad consequences.

• be greedy and you will turn to gold.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2