Reading Comprehension: Compare and Contrast A Tale of Two Field Trips ~ ‘The Museum Visiting the museum was en awesome experience. We got to see act ual dinosaur bones, and we were even allowed to touch and hold some of them, The guide told us exciting stories about the archeologist discovering the bones and interesting dinosaur facts. We also got to see treasures that were buried in ancient Egyptian tombs. We even saw a real mummy that was in a glass box. There is so much more to see at the museum. | hope we go again next year. ‘The Virtual Museum Our class went to the computer lab today and took a virtual field trip toa museum in London, England. | Ike the way you got to choose which tour you wanted totake. | toured the room with the royal jewels. There was a scepter that had a diamond in it that was over 600 carats. Theni| visited aroom that had ancient torture devices. They even had a video that showed how they were used. The virtual field trip was really cool, and | can return to see more at any time since | don't have to travel to get to it. 1. Based on the two paragraphs, what did the two museums have in common? a. Both places allowed you to touch the artifacts. b, Both places had dinosaur bones. c. Youhad to ride a bus to both places. 4. Both places allow you to see interest ing things and learn about them. 2. Based on the two paragraphs, how are the two museums different? a. You can to touch the items at both museums. b. One museum had dinosaurs and the virtual museum had pict ures of them. ¢. You got totouch the artifacts at the first museum but you only got to look at pictures at the virtual museum. d. The virtual museum had more to see than the other museum, 3. According to the paragraphs, why is the virtual museum easier to visit? Bonus: Write a letter to your teacher explaining three reasons why you should take a field trip to a museum and what you would want to learn, ‘WorksheetLlorary ‘©vmvew Worksheetlibrary.comINGanraes teesessecieessciae Read the story. Follow the directions. Rita and Will both love to play sports, but they do not like the same ones. Rita plays soccer. She enjoys the game because she likes to run. Will likes baseball. Unlike Rita, Will doesn’t like to run much. He likes to hit the ball. 1. Underline the part of the story that tells how Rita and Will are alike. 2. Write the name of the person who likes soccer. 3. Write the name of the person who likes baseball. 4. Wrife a sentence to compare and contrast how Rita and Will feel about running. Use what you know about sports. Think about what you read. List another sport that Rita and Will might like. 5. Rita — 6. 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Question 13 Only in passage 2, the princess ® is talked to by the king, G2} has to give a frog 2 kiss. © eves er batt ina pod. om GQ) natosa promise oa fi, Question 2: In both of these stories, aking must keep his promise. a prince is under a witch's spell. a kiss breaks a witch's spell. a princess has to live with a frog.Name, Date. Compare and Contrast Stories Passage 1 Two goats met on a small bridge. “Back up so I can get by,” sald one. "You must back up," said the other, °If we fight,” the first goat said, “we will fall in the river. I will bend down so you can walk over me." This way, both crossed the bridge. Passage 2 ‘Two goats could not get past each other on a bridge. The younger one had an idea. "stand still, and I will run and jump over you.” The other goat was still, and the younger one jumped over. The two were able to cross the bridge. Question 3: Which of these is true about the two stories? In both, one of the goats is younger than the other. Inboth, one of the goats is told he must stand still, In both, the goats must find a way past each other. In both, the goats are aftaid of falling in the river. Question 4: Only in passage 2, one goat walks over the other one. {ries to fight with the other. backs up to let the othor by. jumps over the other one.Name. Date. ‘Compare and Contrast Stories Passage 1 ‘Once, a fox came upon grapes hanging from a branch above a dusty road. He was hungry and jumped up to get them, but he could not reach. “Who needs those grapes!” he said loudly. “They probably are not ripe anyway.” With that, he went on his way. Passage 2 On the Rhine River in Germany, there lived a fox. He loved grapes. ‘One day, the fox watched people picking grapes. They carried away bunches in trucks. He could not get to them. So, he turned up his nose and said, "Those grapes are not sweet enough for me.” Question 5: Passage 1 shows a fox jumping to get grapes from a branch. In passage 2, the fox © reaches to get grapes from bushes. (18) watches grapes eazried away in trucks. e jumps to get grapes off some trucks, picks grapes that hang above a road, ‘Question 6: Only the story in passage 1 {s about grapes being picked is about grapes that are not sweet. happens on 2 dusty road,Name. Date, Compare and Contrast Stories Passage 1 Spider asked a girl where in the forest he could find honey. She took him to @ hole Ina tree. Spider jumped in and ate all the honey. He became so fat that he got stuck. “Help!” he cried, “This is what comes from eating it all yourself,” the girl said. Passage 2 »Raccoon, let us get peaches at Mrs. Diaz's farm,” Coyote sald, “You climb up and shake the trees, and I will get the peaches.” Raccoon did so, but Coyote laughed and ran off with the peaches. ‘The next day, Coyote was sick from eating all that fruit! Question 7: Which of these is true about the two stories? @ Both have a character that lies to get the thing that he wants. a 2 Both of the stories show someone who gets stuck in a tree, Both of the stories take place at a farm where fruit is grown, Both have a character that gets in trouble for not shaving. Question 8: Which of these is different in the stories? ® In passage 1, one animal tricks another one, In passage 2, an animal tricks a person. In passage 1, the chatacters find honey. In passage 2, they get peaches, Passage | shows characters getting some fruit, Passage 2 shows charactors finding honey, Passage 1 is about leaning not to lie. Passage 2 is about leaming to help others.Name, Date, Compare and Contrast Stories Passage 1 ‘A farmer living in Iceland had a goose that laid golden eggs. He sold these eggs and became rich. He wanted more, though. So, he decided to kill the goose to get all the eggs. Sadly, there were no golden eggs in the bird, All the farmer had was a dead goose. Passage 2 ‘A. woman in Honduras had a hen that laid golden eggs. The woman decided to feed It more so it would lay two eggs a day. So she gave her hen twice as much corn. The bird got fat and stopped laying eggs at all. Question 9: Only in the first story, a goose lays golden eggs. a farmer gets very tich, a hen lays golden eggs. ahen eats some corn, Question 10: Tn passage 1, the faemier kills the goose to get the golden eggs. In passage 2, the woman ®& feeds the hen more so it will lay more eggs. Bs) feeds the hen mote cosn to fatten her up. kills the hen in order to get all the gold. is afraid the hen will stop laying any eggs.