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English 5
Quarter 4 – Module 2B:
Writing Paragraphs Showing
Comparison and Contrast
Relationships
English – Grade 5
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 2 B: Writing Paragraphs Showing Comparison and
Contrast Relationships
First Edition, 2021

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English 5
Quarter 4 – Module 2 B:
Writing Paragraphs Showing
Comparison and Contrast
Relationships

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English 5 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

Writing Paragraphs Showing Comparison and Contrast Relationships.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

Welcome to the English 5 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Writing

Paragraphs Showing Comparison and Contrast Relationships!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

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 What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to
check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

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The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
7. Write all your answers in a separate sheet of paper.

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written to guide learners to

write paragraphs showing comparison and contrast relationships.

After going through this module, the learner is expected to:

 define comparing and contrasting; and similarity and differences;
 identify similarities and differences of two subjects; and
 write paragraphs showing comparison and contrast relationships.
EN5WC-IIb-2.2.5

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What I Know

Let us find out if you already have an idea about what a comparison
and a contrast are. Let’s start with this activity.

Directions: Read each sentence. Identify whether the statement is comparing

or contrasting. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Alyna can sing as beautifully as Erich.

2. A sweet apple is as nutritious as a ripe mango.

3. Manelee went on shopping but she didn’t buy anything.

4. Grandmother’s house is as big as our house.

5. I didn’t win the contest, though, I was one of the crowd’s favorite.

Lesson
Writing Paragraphs Showing
Comparison and Contrast
2B Relationships

In this lesson, you will learn how to compare and contrast nouns by
identifying their similarities and differences; and you will also learn how to
write a paragraph showing comparison and contrast relationships.

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 What’s In
Let us recall the cause and effect relationships by answering this
activity! Let’s give it a try!

A. Direction: Match the cause from column A with the effect in column
B. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
A B

1. The electricity went out for almost A. Finally, she was promoted.

a day.
2. Nalee didn’t follow the recipe B. The ice cream in the freezer

correctly. defrosted.
3. Thea completed each task in C. The cake did not come out as
the office perfectly. expected.

4. A strong typhoon blew the roof D. Fishes die.

off the house.
5. The ocean is extremely E. The family had to find another
polluted. place to live.

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 What’s New

We have here a short paragraph. Read it, then let us find out how well
you will understand the paragraph.

Directions: Read the paragraph below. Then, answer the questions that
follow. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

DOGS AND CATS

More often, dogs and cats are described as mortal enemies. The
dogs and cats are alike in many ways and differ in some aspects. Both
cats and dogs have their ability to form a secure and significant bond
with the pet owner. They are both human company and need love and
attention. Likewise, cats and dogs differ in many ways. Cats are more
independent. They are generally cheaper to maintain and less
demanding pets, while dogs are more loyal and obedient. They require
more time and attention than cats. Dogs need time for exercise
including regular walks. Compared to cats, dogs are more expensive
to maintain. However, one of the benefits of having any of these pets
is to manage loneliness and stress by giving us genuine friendship.

Questions:
1. What is the paragraph all about?
A. Dogs and cats are described as mortal enemies.
B. Cats and dogs have their ability to form a secure and significant
bond with the pet owner.
C. They are both human company and need love and attention.

2. What two subjects or items are compared and contrasted in the

paragraph?

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 A. the dogs and cats
B. the pet owner and the people in the neighborhood
C. demanding pets and obedient pets

3. What is one of the similarities of these two subjects?

A. Cats are more independent.
B. They are both human company and need love and attention.
C. Dogs are more loyal and obedient.

4. What is one of the differences of these two subjects?

A. Cats and dogs have their ability to form a secure and significant
bond with the pet owner.
B. They are both human company and need love and attention.
C. Dogs require more time and attention than of cats.

5. What transitional signal words show such similarities and differences?

A. both, likewise, however
B. enemies, owner, humans
C. dogs, cats, animals

What is It

Writing Paragraphs Showing Comparison and Contrast

Relationships
Let us now discuss how to write a paragraph showing comparison and
contrast relationships by answering the following questions:
1.What is comparing and contrasting?
2.What are similarities and differences?
3. What is a comparison and contrast paragraph?

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4. What are the things to remember in writing a comparison and contrast
paragraph?
5. What words are used that signal a comparison and contrast paragraph
relationships.

Similarity is the state or fact of being similar while difference is a point or

way in which people or things are not the same.

Comparing means describing similarities while contrasting means

describing their differences.

In a comparison and contrast paragraph, you write about the similarities

and differences between two or more people, places, things or ideas.

In writing a comparison and contrast paragraph, you should

remember the following tips:

1. Choose the people, animals or things you want to describe;

Examples:

Dogs and cats are described as mortal enemies.

Dogs and cats are alike in many ways and differ in some aspects.

2. Organize similarities and differences of your two subjects;

Examples:

Both cats and dogs have their ability to form a secure and significant
bond with the pet owner.
They are both human company and need love and attention.

3. Use the transitional signal words that identify:

a. Similarities: likewise, similarly, and both; and

b. Differences: but, however, therefore, while and another one

Examples:

However, cats and dogs differ in many ways.

Both cats and dogs have their ability to form a secure and significant
bond with the pet owner.

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 What’s More

Are you excited to learn more? Let us proceed to this activity!

Directions: Read the paragraph and then answer what is asked. Choose
your answer in the table below, then write the answers on a separate sheet
of paper.

Schools in Private and in Public

The schools in private and in public are alike in few ways and
different in some aspects. Both have teachers, learning facilities and
equipment. However, public schools’ source of funding is different.
Public schools are funded by the national government while private
schools are generally funded through tuition paid by the parents.
Therefore, public schools are more affordable to attend than in private
schools wherein only selected few who can afford to pay tuition can
enter private schools. But whether it is a public school or a private
school, what’s important is for the student to appreciate and grab the
opportunity to acquire knowledge.

Subjects:
1. ________________________________________________________________
Similarity:
2. ________________________________________________________________
Differences:
3. ________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________

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 Public schools are funded by the
national government
The schools in private and in public
Only selected few who can afford to
pay tuition can enter private
schools.
What’s important is for the student
to appreciate and grab the
opportunity to acquire knowledge
Both have teachers, learning
facilities and equipment's.
Private schools are generally funded
through tuition paid by the parents.
Public schools are more affordable
to attend than in private schools
The schools in private and in public
are alike in few ways and different
in some aspects.

What I Have Learned

Let us see how well you understand what have been discussed in this
lesson by doing another activity.
Directions: Fill each blank with the correct answer. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

Similarity comparison and contrast paragraph

comparing contrasting differences

_______________ 1. It is the state or fact of being similar.

_______________ 2. It is a point or way in which people or things are not the
same.
_______________ 3. It is a means of describing similarities.

_______________ 4. It is a means of describing their differences.

_______________ 5. It is a paragraph showing the similarities and differences

between two or more people, places, things or ideas.

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 What I Can Do

You are almost done with this module! Here is another challenging
activity for you to do!

A. Directions: Arrange the jumbled group of sentences to form a

comparison and contrast paragraph. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

A. Rivers and lakes have commonalities. Both are fresh water. They
can be very deep or shallow and have fish living on them.

B. However, rivers and lakes are of great value to human beings.

C. Bodies of water such as rivers and lakes belong to a surface water
type. These can be found all over the country here in the
Philippines.

D. Another one is lakes are large flat body of water surrounded by land
while river is a large flowing water that flows towards the sea.

E. But, they have also lots of dissimilarities. Lakes are usually wide
and round while rivers are long and narrow.

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 Assessment

In this activity, let’s try to evaluate what level of mastery you have
gained in this lesson. Can you do it on your own?

A. Directions: Write similarities and differences of two insects. Choose your

answer from the list in the table below. Write your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.

Subjects: Butterflies and Bees

Butterflies Bees

Differences Differences
Similarities

both have two pairs of Butterflies’ wings are both are pollinators
wings much larger than bees.
Butterfly has a brighter Bees gather nectar and Bees will sting when they
color than bee. pollen while butterflies perceive threats to their
gather only nectar. hives
both are insects Butterflies are totally Bees have large nests
harmless. than butterflies

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 B. Write a simple paragraph about the “Butterflies and Bees” using their
differences and similarities you have written in assessment A.

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Guide questions:

1. What important role do bees and butterflies do to nature?

2. What are the similarities of the bees and the butterflies?
3. What are their differences?

Rubrics in Writing a Paragraph Showing Comparison and Contrast Relationships

5 4 3 Points
Ideas and Content is clear Content is un- Content is
Content (Presented the clear unclear-incorrect
comparison and (Presented the (Did not present
contrast) comparison and any problem and
incorrect solutions)
contrast)
Organization Details are in Some details are Details are not in
logical order not in logical logical order as
order expected order
Transition Used Used Did not used
words appropriate inappropriate transition words
transition words transition words
Grammar, No grammatical Minor A number of
spelling and errors, spelling grammatical, grammatical
punctuation and incorrect spelling and errors, spelling
punctuation incorrect and incorrect
marks punctuation punctuation
marks marks
Total Points

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Additional Activity
This final activity will be given to you to enrich your knowledge of the
lesson learned. Good luck and have a nice day ahead!

Direction: Write a paragraph showing comparison and contrast

relationships about the topic that you are going to choose below. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Face- to- Face Learning and Modular Learning

Students Then and Now
Life in the City and Life in the Province

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Guide Questions:
1. What topic would you like to compare and contrast? Write simple
description of them.
2. What are their similarities?
3. What are their differences?

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 Rubrics in Writing a Paragraph Showing Comparison and Contrast
Relationships
5 4 3 Points
Ideas and Content is clear Content is un- Content is
Content (Presented the clear unclear-incorrect
comparison and (Presented the (Did not present
contrast) comparison and any problem and
incorrect solutions)
contrast)
Organization Details are in Some details are Details are not in
logical order not in logical logical order as
order expected order
Transition Used Used Did not used
words appropriate inappropriate transition words
transition words transition words
Grammar, No grammatical Minor A number of
spelling and errors, spelling grammatical grammatical
punctuation and incorrect errors, spelling errors, spelling
punctuation and incorrect and incorrect
marks punctuation punctuation
marks marks
Total Points

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KEY TO CORRECTIION

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Additional Activity Assessment B Assessment A
The answer is based on 1.Similarities
the output of the *both are insects
The answer is based on *both are pollinators
learners
the output of the (You may choose 1
learners answer only from the
correct choices)
2. Differences of Butterfly
*Butterfly has a brighter
color than be.
*Butterflies’ wings are
bigger
*Butterflies are harmless
(You may choose 2
answers only from the
correct choices)
3. Differences of Bees
*Bees gather nectar and
pollen while butterflies
gather only nectar.
* Bees will sting when
they perceive threats to
its hive
(You may choose 2
answers from the correct
choices)
What I know
What’s More 1. comparing
What I Have Learned
2. comparing
1.Similarity 1. The schools in 3. contrasting
2. differences private and in public 4. comparing
3. comparing 5. contrasting
4. contrasting 2. Both have teachers,
5. comparison and learning facilities and
contrast paragraph equipment's. What's In
1. B
What I Can Do 3. both have a learning 2. C
facilities and 3. A
1.C equipment 4. E
2. A 5. D
3. D 4. Public schools are
4. E more affordable to
5. B attend than in private What's New
schools
5. Public schools are 1. A
funded by the national 2. A
government 3. B
4. C
(You may choose 1 5. A
answer only from the
correct choices)
References
Books:

Curriculum Guide, p.74

MELCS, p. 136
Joy in Learning English 5, Tb. Pp. 162, 173, 252, 262

Online Sources:
Online dictionary, https://www.google.com/search?ei=7jpDYIbOA9HN-Qb

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