Test Questions on Comparing and Contrasting Characters: Grade 1 ELA

🧠 Quick Study Guide

• 🤝 Comparing means finding how characters are the same.
• ↔️ Contrasting means finding how characters are different.
• 👀 Look at what characters 🗣️say, 🚶‍♀️do, and 💖feel.
• 🎨 Think about their 👗looks and ✨personalities.
• ➕ Use words like "both," "and," "like" for comparing.
• ➖ Use words like "but," "however," "unlike" for contrasting.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. In a story, Lily loves to read quiet books, and Tom loves to play loud games. How are Lily and Tom different?

1. They both like to have fun.
2. One likes quiet, one likes loud.
3. They both go to school.

2. Max and Sam both have brown hair. What does this tell us about them?

1. They are very different.
2. They are the same in one way.
3. They like different foods.

3. Sarah is always happy. Ben is often grumpy. How are Sarah and Ben different?

1. Their feelings are not the same.
2. They both have friends.
3. They both like to play outside.

4. Mia loves to draw pictures, and Leo loves to draw pictures too. How are Mia and Leo alike?

1. They have different hobbies.
2. They share a similar interest.
3. They both have pets.

5. The Big Bad Wolf is tricky and mean. The Three Little Pigs are clever and scared. How do the Wolf and Pigs contrast?

1. They all live in houses.
2. They have very different personalities.
3. They both want to build something.

6. In "Little Red Riding Hood," both Little Red and her Grandma wear red. How are they similar?

1. They like different colors.
2. They both have a red item of clothing.
3. They both live in the woods.

7. A character named Sparky barks a lot and loves to chase balls. Another character named Whiskers purrs and loves to nap. How are Sparky and Whiskers different?

1. They are both animals.
2. They behave in different ways.
3. They both need food.