Compare and Contrast

1. Compare & Contrast

2. Comparing
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.

3. Contrast
How something is different.
Pencil:
Used to write on paper.
Color is black.
Chalk:
Used to write on a black board.
Color is white

4. Using a Venn Diagram
Different
Pencil
Used on paper
black
Alike
Used to write
long and round
Different
Chalk
blackboard
white

5. Comparing & Contrasting
Reading a paragraph 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.

6. Sharks
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.

7. Sharks
This paragraph compares
The great white shark and
Comparing:
What kind of swimmer are both sharks?
How many teeth do these sharks have?
Contrasting
Where does the great white shark live?
Where does the bull shark live?
the bull shark.
very good
lots of teeth
deep, cold seas
shallow waters

8. Venn Diagram
Alike
Great white shark
Deep, cold seas
Bull shark
Very good
swimmers
Shallow water
Lots of teeth

9. Fox Facts
An animal’s home often affects how that animal
looks. A fox that lives in the cold Arctic has
thick fur. The fur of the Arctic fox is reddish
brown in summer but white in winter. A kit fox
lives in the desert. There the temperatures
are much warmer. The kit fox stays the same
brown color all year. It has bigger ears than
an Arctic fox. Both kinds of foxed hunt small
animals.

10. Check your answers
How are the foxes alike?
C. They hunt small animals for food.
How are the foxes different?
A. The kit has bigger ears.
Another way the foxes are different
The Arctic fox’s fur changes color in the winter.