Comparing Text

How are Anne Frank and Zlata similar? 

• They're both girls.

• They both have parents.

• They both keep diaries during a time of war.                                     

• They both have siblings.                                   

What does "cross-text connections" focus on?

• Comparing text format and features.

• Identifying similarities and differences between two texts.

• Summarizing the main ideas in both texts.

• Finding the tone and mood.

What does "synthesis" mean when comparing texts?

• Separating opposing views

• Combining ideas to form new conclusions

• Analyzing explicit details only

• Identifying rhetorical strategies

What should you identify first in a cross-text connection question?

• The authors' tones

• Main ideas of each text

• Supporting evidence used

• Explicit and implicit connections

If a text supports kind treatment of animals and another highlights environmental risks, what skill helps compare them?

• Identifying explicit details used in each text

• Evaluating the tone of each text

• Analyzing connections across texts

• Summarizing the main points of each.

The final step is to (a)   cross-text evidence, which reveals how the authors' stances relate.

• assess

• remove

• argue

• endorse

Compared to a literary text, an informational text on the SAT® is often...

• more straightforward because the author typically states the main idea

• full of poetic imagery and imaginative language

• centered on character development and themes

• filled with dialogue and fictional elements

Both similes and metaphors ________.

• compare things

• use the words “like” and “as”

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• make a story less vivid

What is the primary focus when comparing two literary texts?

• A) Identifying the main characters

• B) Analyzing the themes and motifs

• C) Counting the number of pages

• D) Listing the authors' names

Which of the following is a common method for comparing texts?

• A) Highlighting differences in punctuation

• B) Examining the use of literary devices

• C) Counting the number of paragraphs

• D) Comparing the font size