Name: _______________________ Date: ____________ Period: ___
Concept Organizer: Comparison
Concept: Comparison (noun)
Example sentence:
A snail speed is extremely slow in _____________ to a cheetah’s speed.
Related Words:
Essential Characteristics:
Other word forms:
Definition:
A judgment of one thing against
another, noticing __________ and
_____________
Similarity Examples:
Differences Examples:
My Sentences:
o An amphibian heart ______________________ a reptile heart
because they both have three chambers.
o A reptile heart has a partial septum ________________________
the amphibian heart which does not have a septum at all.
KEY
Concept Organizer: Comparison
Concept: Comparison (noun)
Example sentence:
comparison to a cheetah’s speed.
A snail speed is extremely slow in _____________
Related Words:
Essential Characteristics:
Compare, contrast
o Must be a relationship
o Something in common
o The things are alike or
different
o Contrasting – comparing
differences
o This is the same as
something else or
different than
something else.
Other word forms:
Compare, comparative,
comparing
Contrast, contrasting
Definition:
A judgment of one thing against
another, noticing differences
and
similarities.
Similarity Examples:
___ is the same as ____.
___ and ___ are similar.
_____ is similar to_____.
____ and ____ are alike.
_____ is like _____.
Differences Examples:
____ is ___-er than ____
_____ is the ____-est
________ unlike ______
____ in contrast to _____
_____ as opposed to ____
My Sentences:
o An amphibian heart ______________________ a reptile heart
because they both have three chambers.
o A reptile heart has a partial septum ________________________
the amphibian heart which does not have a septum at all.