Compare and Contrast

What does it mean to contrast?

• To tell what is alike and what is the same.

• To tell what is different.

• To tell what is the same.

• To tell what is alike and what is different.

Frogs and toads can live in the water and on the land. They both catch food with long, sticky tongues. They eat insects and small animals. You can tell them apart by their bodies. Frogs have long, strong back legs and thin, moist skin. Toads have shorter back legs and drier skin.

What is something that shows contrast between frogs and toads?

• They both have long tongues.

• They can both live on land or water.

• Frogs like food more than toads.

• Toads have drier skin than frogs.

Identify the key word that tells whether you are comparing or contrasting.

Unlike most vehicles, some older Volkswagens have their engine in the back.

• have

• engine

• vehicles

• unlike

Which of the following best describes the process of comparing?

• Highlighting differences between two or more items.

• Discussing only the unique features of one item.

• Identifying similarities between two or more items.

• Focusing on the individual characteristics without comparing.

Which of these key words can signal contrast?

• however

• but

• alike

• instead

• both

Which of these key words can signal comparison?

• although

• likewise

• too

• yet

• also

The middle is how they are . . .

• the same

• different

The key word same…

• Contrast

• Compare

to explain how something is similar to something else

• contrast

• compare

• similar

a type of chart that uses overlapping circles to show shared and distinct characteristics among and between things

• T Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Pie Chart