Comparing Passages

To examine two or more ideas in order to note SIMILARITIES.

• A. passage

• B. analyze

• C. compare

• D. differ

Two or more authors writing about the same topic but presenting the information differently in 2 passages is called...

• paired passages

• sequence

• narrative

• first person

True or False?

Paired passages have no similarities or connections.

• A. True

• B. False

Compare and Contrast

• A. the author explains how two or more things are alike and/or different

• B. the author explains how two or more things are alike and/or different

• C. the author tells about an event and what happens after or because of it

• D. the author provides events in order

How is "Secrets of a Frigid World" different than "Drawing Under ice?"

• The first passage is about how the artist gets ready for a dive.

• The passage "Secrets of a Frigid World" is told in third person and is a secondary source.

• The passage "Secrets of a Frigid World" is told from a firsthand account and is a primary source.

• "Secrets of a Frigid World" is about Antarctica and "Drawing Under Ice" is only about drawing.

What is the most important way that Passage 1 and Passage 2 differ in their portrayals of being in a new place?

• The stories occur during different time periods.

• The stories take place in different locations.

• The narrators react differently to meeting new neighbors.

• The narrators in the stories listen to different types of music.

How does Passage A differ from Passage B?

• Passage A is talking about the equator.

• Passage A is factual, and Passage B is someone's opinion

• Passage A is less formal than Passage B.

• Passage B is talking about how warm the equator is.

How does Passage A differ from Passage B?

• Passage A is talking about the equator.

• Passage A is factual, and Passage B is someone's opinion

• Passage A is less formal than Passage B.

• Passage B is talking about how warm the equator is.

Answer explanation

Passage A is factual, and Passage B is someone's opinion

How are the two passages different?

Paired passages can be 2 texts that are...

• Two Fiction

• Two Nonfiction

• Nonfiction/Poem

• ALL OF THE ABOVE