Comparing Characters in Two Stories

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 5-9

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Story A: Tam the cat has long white fur. Story B: Fig the cat has long white fur too. What is the same about Tam and Fig?
- Their names
- The town they live in
- Their long white fur
Two stories both have a character who owns a cat. What is this an example of?
- Something different between the stories
- Something the same between the stories
- A made-up detail
When comparing two stories, you should read only one of them.
Circle one: True False
Story A has a girl who loves the sea. Story B has a boy who loves the mountains. What is this?
- A difference between the characters
- A likeness between the characters
- Neither character likes anything
Story A: Ana climbs the hill and sees the whole town below. Story B: Leo climbs the hill, but fog hides everything. How do the two climbs end differently?
- Both children see the town
- Neither child gets up the hill
- Ana sees the town, Leo sees only fog
Story A: Rain starts and Milo goes inside sad, because his game is over. Story B: Rain starts and Juno cheers, because her garden was dry. What is different about Milo and Juno?
- The weather in each story
- How they feel about the rain
- Neither one notices the rain
Story A: Coco the hen wants a warm nest to sleep in. Story B: Rusty the dog wants a warm bed by the fire to sleep in. What do Coco and Rusty both want?
- A nest made of straw
- A warm place to sleep
- A fire in the room
Story A: Toby gives half his snack to a new kid. Story B: Rosa keeps all her snacks in her bag. Story C: Wes shares his apple with a friend. Which character is most like Toby?
- Rosa, because she has snacks too
- Wes, because he shares his food too
- Neither, because the food is not the same
Story A's bear is scared of the dark. Story B's bear is scared of loud noises. What is the same and what is different?
- Same: both are scared. Different: what scares them.
- Same: both love the dark. Different: nothing.
- Different: both are scared. Same: nothing.
Story A says Fern is kind, because she shares her lunch. Story B says Dov is kind, because he carries a heavy bag for a neighbour. Both stories use the word kind. What can you say?
- They are kind in different ways
- They do exactly the same kind act
- Only one of them is really kind

Answer key

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Their long white fur · Both stories say the cat has long white fur, so that is the thing Tam and Fig share.
Something the same between the stories · When two stories share a detail, like a cat, that detail is something they have in common.
False · You need to read both stories to compare them fairly.
A difference between the characters · The sea and the mountains are not the same place, so this is a difference.
Ana sees the town, Leo sees only fog · Both children climb the hill, but only Ana sees the town. Fog hides the view for Leo.
How they feel about the rain · The same rain falls in both stories, but Milo feels sad about it and Juno feels glad.
A warm place to sleep · A nest and a bed are different words, but both stories say the same idea: a warm place to sleep.
Wes, because he shares his food too · Having a snack is just something Rosa owns. Toby and Wes both share their food, and sharing is what they do.
Same: both are scared. Different: what scares them. · Both bears share the feeling of fear, but each bear is scared of a different thing.
They are kind in different ways · The same word covers two acts. Sharing lunch and carrying a bag are both kind, but they are not the same thing to do.