Compare and Contrast Essays

_________________ residing in the city , one advantage of living in the village is the lower cost of living.

• Like

• Unlike

• Similar to

• In like manner

The main _______________ between Twitter and Instagram in the direct messaging is in group chats. This is because Twitter allows up to 50 people in one chat _____________ Instagram only allows 15.

• different; as

• similarity; but

• difference; yet

• difference; whereas

When _____________ online shopping with traditional shopping, online shopping seems to provide extra convenience ____________ the traditional shopping offers a greater comfort factor.

• differentiated; though

• compared; while

• comparing; while

• in contrast; meanwhile

What is the purpose of the transition sentence within the body paragraphs?

• helps create coherence - the reader can easily read each similarity and its explanation

• creates confusion - the reader struggles to understand the similarities and differences within the paragraph

• helps create coherence - the reader can easily move from the similarities being compared to the differences being contrasted

• the reader can easily determine the topic of the next paragraph

What kind of writing is the compare contrast essay?

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

• persuasive

How many paragraphs is the entire compare contrast essay going to be?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

How should the information within a body paragraph be organized?

• topic sentence, similarities, differences, closing sentence

• topic sentence, differences, transition sentence, similarities, closing sentence

• topic sentence, similarities, transition sentence, differences, closing sentence

• topic sentence, transition sentence, similarities, transition sentence, differences, closing sentence

What information needs to be included in the topic and closing sentences of the body paragraphs?

• two subjects, words similar and different, and a point of comparison

• words middle school, point of comparison, and two subjects

• one subject, words similar and different, and two points of comparison

• two subjects, words middle school, words similar and different

Why must you elaborate each similarity and each difference?

• makes writing more interesting

• makes writing easier to understand

• makes the writer's hand hurt

• makes the reader's eyes sore

Where should the transition sentence be within the body paragraphs?

• first sentence

• between each sentence

• last sentence

• between the similarities and differences