Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts ab

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Readers practice comparing and contrasting characters in works of fiction with this versatile graphic organizer.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Compare and contrast your traits with the character traits of other people.

What type of change will you get? Use this resource with your students to compare and contrast chemical and physical reactions.

Use this resource to get your students comparing and contrasting information from two short texts.

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Children compare and contrast two texts with an eye toward setting in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Use this resource with your students to get them making connections between two nonfiction texts on the same topic. They will use a Venn diagram to organize the similarities and differences.

Use this resource to practice describing characters in a fairy tale. Students will use adverbs, adjectives, and verbs to gain an understanding of the character traits.

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

Learners practice comparing two stories with similar characters and themes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.