Compare and Contrast

Read the passage and determine its text structure! What do Finding Nemo and Robocop have in common? Not much, except that they both feature characters who suffer amnesia. Amnesia is a common plot device in movies and TV shows, but how accurate are these depictions? In television and movies, memory loss caused by a knock to the head (post-traumatic amnesia) is shown as fairly common, when it is actually quite rare. Unlike in movies and television shows that feature amnesia, most knocks to the head will not produce memory loss. In reality, memory loss or amnesia is much more likely to occur as the result of a stroke, brain infection, or brain surgery. So while amnesia causes people or characters to lose memories in both film and reality, characters are usually “fixed” by taking another knock to the head. In reality, people are not cured so simply.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Descriptive/Spatial

• Problem and Solution

Which text structure shows similarities and differences between two or more things?

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

• Description

Electricity can flow through some kinds of materials, but not through others. Materials that electricity can flow through are called conductors. Metal and water are both conductors. By contrast, materials that electricity cannot flow through are called insulators. Plastic, glass, fabric, and wood are all insulators. Which text structure is used in the paragraph?

• compare and contrast

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence

Which text structure is used in the paragraph?

• compare and contrast

• description

• cause and effect

• sequence

What informational text type is this text?

• description

• sequence

• compare and constrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

What informational text type is this text?

• description

• sequence

• compare and constrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the use of compare and contrast?

• The cat is sleeping on the mat.

• Both the cat and the dog are pets, but the cat is more independent.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The sun is shining brightly.

Identify the sentence that uses a compare and contrast structure.

• The book was on the table.

• The apple is red, while the banana is yellow.

• She went to the market.

• He is taller than his brother.

What is the primary purpose of using compare and contrast in writing?

• To entertain the reader

• To describe a scene

• To show similarities and differences

• To narrate a story

Which of the following words is commonly used in compare and contrast writing?

• Moreover

• Similarly

• Therefore

• Firstly