Unit 8 Reading Assessment Review - Compare & Contrast

If someone likes ______________________, they like doing exciting and unusual things.

______________________ is the dark part of the day.

If something ______________________, it made a low rumbling sound.

Use the chart to compare and contrast toads and frogs. Which sentence is TRUE?

• Toads take small hops. However, frogs hop high.

• Toads and frogs both have smooth, wet skin.

• Toads croak to communicate, but frogs do not.

• Toads have short back legs. Frogs do, too.

Which word signals a contrast in this sentence?

“Crocodiles and alligators are both reptiles, but alligators have a wider snout.”

• are

• but

• both

• and

What does "contrast" mean?

• same

• different

• alike

• similar

What does "compare" mean?

• alike

• different

• two or more things

• characters

Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

When we compare and contrast while reading, what are we looking for?

• opinions and facts

• causes and effects

• problems and solutions

• similarities and differences

Choose all that apply:

When reading, you can compare and contrast ______.

• settings

• characters

• authors

• events