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

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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.

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

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

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

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

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

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.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

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!
 

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

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

This worksheet gives kids the opportunity to compare and contrast two different versions of the Greek myth of Persephone.

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

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

This graphic organizer gives students the opportunity to analyze the extent to which a filmed production of a story stays faithful to or departs from the related text.

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

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying Character and Setting.

Have students compare and contrast fictional and historical accounts with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!