Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension SkillsSkillsCompare & ContrastCompare & Contrast

ComparingComparing

How something is the same or similar.

How are a pencil and a piece of chalk the same?

You use both to write with.

They are both long and round.

ContrastingContrasting

How something is different.

Pencil:

Used to write on paper.

Color is black.

Chalk:Used to write on a black board.

Color is white

Using a Venn DiagramUsing a Venn Diagram

PencilUsed on paper

black

Chalk

blackboardwhite

Alike

Used to write

long and round

Different Different

Comparing & ContrastingComparing & Contrasting

Reading a paragraph or document about two or more things can be confusing.

You can sort out the information by looking to see how they are the same and how they are different.

Doing this can help you understand what you are reading.

SharksSharks

The great white shark lives in the deep, cold seas. It will attack large animals such as sea lions. The bull shark lives mostly in shallow waters. It is sometimes found in rivers. These sharks are both very good swimmers and hunters. Both kinds of sharks have lots of teeth.

SharksSharks

This paragraph compares

The great white shark and the bull shark.

Comparing:What kind of swimmer are both sharks? very good

How many teeth do these sharks have? lots of teeth

ContrastingWhere does the great white shark live? deep, cold seas

Where does the bull shark live? shallow waters

Venn DiagramVenn Diagram

Alike

Very good swimmers

Lots of teeth

Great white shark

Deep, cold seas

Bull shark

Shallow water

Comparing 2 Types of Comparing 2 Types of LightingLighting

Highlighting Relevant Highlighting Relevant InformationInformation

Compare and ContrastCompare and Contrast

Key PhrasesKey Phrases

More Key PhrasesMore Key Phrases

Key words commonly used to express

comparison include: like same too

similar In the same way

as

most important have in common

the same as

similarly alike as well as

both

Contrasting Key PhrasesContrasting Key Phrases

although yet whereas

however but while

differ instead unless

unlike on the contrary contrary to

in contrast even though on the other hand

the reverse

ConclusionConclusionSorting out similarities and

differences can help you understand a text

Look for key words and phrases to help you determine the similarities and differences of 2 or more things, topics or concepts

Use a Venn diagram to help you visualize the similarities and differences

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