Compare and contrast characters
key notes :
When you compare and contrast characters, you think about how they are alike and how they are different. Look at each character’s actions and dialogue. These can tell you how the characters feel and what they are like.
Learn with an example
🔥Read the passage.
What’s that? Lucas asked, pointing at a big green insect on the pavement.
‘Weird,’ his cousin Daniel said. ‘Don’t touch! It could be poisonous. Or maybe it’s a magic beetle, like in that film! Wow, what is it? Do you think it flew here from another planet? Quick, take a picture before it flies back to space!’
Lucas pulled out his phone and snapped a picture. Later, he’d consult his insect guide for a real answer.
🔥Based on the passage, compare and contrast Lucas and Daniel.
| Lucas | Daniel | |
| Curious | ||
| imaginative |
Lucas and Daniel are both curious. You can tell because they both want to know what kind of insect they’re looking at.
Daniel is imaginative. You can tell because he comes up with wild ideas about the insect and where it came from. Lucas, however, will look up the insect in his guide to find out what it really is.
🔥Read the passage.
Henry measured and mixed the ingredients, poured the brownie batter into a tin and slid it into the oven. Before long, the scent of chocolate filled the kitchen. Henry’s uncle walked in and sniffed.
‘They’re all for me, right?’ Uncle George asked.
Henry laughed. ‘I might let you have one,’ Henry teased. Uncle George chuckled and rubbed his stomach. When the timer buzzed, Henry pulled the tin out. The brownies looked perfect. ‘Not bad, huh? My first time, too,’ he said.
🔥Based on the passage, compare and contrast Henry and Uncle George.
| Henry | Uncle George | |
| Playful | ||
| Proud |
Henry and Uncle George are both playful. You can tell Henry is playful because he teases his uncle, which makes his uncle laugh. You can tell Uncle George is playful because Henry laughs when Uncle George asks if the brownies are all for him.
Henry is proud. You can tell because Henry is pleased with the way the brownies came out.
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