Compare & Contrast

Which sentence correctly describes the picture?

• Pizza and ice cream both have toppings.

• Pizza and ice cream both are cold.

• Pizza and ice cream both come in a bowl.

Which graphic organizer can be used to show compare and contrast?

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A teacher and a doctor both work with many people every day. The teacher works with children at the school, however, the doctor sees patients at the hospital. How are a teacher and doctor alike?

• They work with children.

• They work with many people.

• They work in hospitals.

Sally is having strawberry ice cream and Juan is having chocolate ice cream. If I am comparing Sally and Juan, what do they have in common?

• They are eating with a spoon.
• It is hot outside.
• I like to eat ice cream.
• They are eating ice cream.

Stella was born in Poland. She lived with her family in a small house near the Oder River. Both Stella's parents are teachers. Stella's friend Tim was born in Mexico. He likes to play soccer. Tim lived in a big house by the Rio Grande River. Tim's parents are doctors.
What is different about Stella and Tim?

• Their parents have different jobs.
• They both live by water.
• Stella likes Tim.
• Tim likes Stella.

Select a possible comparison for these two images.

• Both firemen and policemen save lives.
• Women can also fight fires.
• Police save people's lives, while firemen do not. 
• Police and firemen wear the same uniforms.

Frogs are a kind of amphibian that live in both the water and on land. Their skin is smooth and moist. They like to eat bugs like flies with their long tongues. They are great jumpers and swimmers.

Toads are a kind of amphibian that live mostly on land. Their skin is usually rough and bumpy. Toads like to eat bugs like flies with their long tongues. They are great jumpers but seldom swim.

Compare frogs and toads.

• They both mostly live in the water

• They both have smooth skin

• They both eat flies

Polar bears are white. They live where it is cold. They are good swimmers. They like to eat fish, seals, and penguins.

Grizzly bears are brown. They hibernate when it gets cold. They are good swimmers. They like to eat fish, fruit, and vegetables.

Compare grizzly bears to polar bears

• They both hibernate

• They both are good swimmers.

• They are the same color

• They both eat penguins and seals