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Comparing Characters, Settings, and Events

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 10-11
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  1. When a story's setting changes, the mood of the story always stays the same.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. In a Venn diagram comparing two characters, where do you write a trait that belongs to only one of them?

    • In that character's own circle, outside the overlap
    • In the middle, shared by both circles
    • In a list far below the diagram

  3. In a Venn diagram comparing two characters, where do you write the traits they share?

    • In the middle, where the circles overlap
    • Outside both circles
    • Only in the left circle

  4. Two events in a story are connected only if one causes or leads to the other.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. A boy forgets his umbrella. Later, he gets soaked in the rain and catches a cold. How are these two events connected?

    • Forgetting the umbrella causes him to get soaked and sick
    • The two events are not connected
    • Catching a cold causes him to forget the umbrella

  6. In the noisy gym, Tara shouted to her friends. In the quiet library, she whispered. Why did Tara change how she talked?

    • The setting changed from a loud gym to a quiet library
    • She was tired of shouting all day
    • Nothing changed; she talked the same way

  7. Nia left her bike out in the rain, so the chain grew rusty. Which word is the clue that the first event caused the second?

    • Nia
    • rain
    • so

  8. Mara shares her lunch and talks with everyone. Beth eats alone and says little. Both girls always stop to pet a dog they pass. Which trait goes in the overlapping middle of a Venn diagram comparing them?

    • Sharing lunch
    • Eating alone
    • Stopping to pet dogs

  9. Because the power went out, Mia lit candles. Which event is the effect?

    • The power going out
    • Mia lighting candles
    • Both events are the effect

  10. Ravi says, "Two characters both live in the same town, so that's a good comparison for my Venn diagram." What is missing from his comparison?

    • A title for the diagram
    • A third character to compare
    • Specific evidence about how the characters act or feel, not just a shared fact
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  1. False · A new setting often brings a new mood. The mood does not have to stay the same.
  2. In that character's own circle, outside the overlap · A trait that fits only one character goes in that character's own circle, not in the overlapping middle.
  3. In the middle, where the circles overlap · Shared traits go in the overlapping middle part of the diagram.
  4. True · Just happening in the same story is not enough. One event must cause or lead to the next.
  5. Forgetting the umbrella causes him to get soaked and sick · The first event, forgetting the umbrella, leads directly to the second event, getting soaked and sick.
  6. The setting changed from a loud gym to a quiet library · Tara's voice changed when the place changed. The new setting explains her new behavior.
  7. so · The word so is a clue word. It shows that leaving the bike out caused the rusty chain.
  8. Stopping to pet dogs · Stopping to pet dogs is true for both girls, so it belongs in the middle where the circles overlap.
  9. Mia lighting candles · The effect is what happens next. The power going out is the cause, and Mia lighting candles is the effect.
  10. Specific evidence about how the characters act or feel, not just a shared fact · Living in the same town is not textual evidence about personality or behavior. Good comparisons use specific details from the story.
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