Comparison & Contrast Essays

What are the two common organization patterns in the section of body paragraphs in a comparison contrast essay?

A: _____ & ______

In a comparison essay, the text mainly compares the _______ of the specific subjects, e.g., heroes vs. villains.

A: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

While comparison means to compare how specific two subjects are alike, contrast focus on the _______.

A: _ _ _ _ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

Which of the following connectors is not used in comparison?

• in the same way

• similarly

• likewise

• on the contrary

Which of the following connectors is not used in contrast?

• whereas

• in contrast

• likewise

• on the contrary

When I first met Viola, I thought she was a mean person. ______, she is a nice and responsible colleague.

• Although

• In the same way

• Similarly

• On the contrary

_______ Facebook has been popular for ages, Line has gained more user accounts.

• Like

• While

• Similarly,

• On the contrary

________ humorous, but she also excels on telling hilarious jokes.

• Not only was May

• Not only is May

• Not only May is

• Not only did May be

Most of the food Xiamen people eat is _______ that in Kaohsiung.

• different to

• the same

• similar to

• likewise

Taipei City is in the Taipei Basin, where one can hardly feel the wind blowing; ______, Kaohsiung is a harbor city with the wind blowing all the time.

• on the other hand

• similarly

• Although

• likewise