Compare and Contrast Short Passages

What does it mean to contrast two or more objects?

• look for similarities

• look for differences

• both

• neither

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

When comparing, what words should you look for (select all that apply)

• in the same way

• likewise

• as well

• but

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

when contrasting, what words should you look for (select all that apply)

• but

• in contrast

• however

• likewise

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The common house cat is a cousin of the tiger, ______, a tiger is much larger.

• and

• like

• however

• too

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How are the two passages different?

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9