Comparative Writing Quiz

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Comparative Writing Quiz

Test your understanding of comparison paragraphs with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz consists of 10 questions designed to assess your knowledge of how to effectively compare two things or ideas.

Whether you're a student honing your writing skills or a teacher looking for a resource, this quiz can help you:

Identify key components of comparison paragraphs
Understand the structure and organization
Differentiate between words that show similarities and differences

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ComparingIdeas247

1 What does a comparison paragraph do?

A. It gives the reasons something happens.

B. It describes how something looks,

C. It describes feels, smells, tastes, or sounds.

D. It compares two things or ideas.

In a comparison paragraph, the topic sentence

A. States how the two things or ideas will be compared

B. Gives opinions about several things.

C. Is described by two items with a comma splice.

D. How two items contrast each other.

A comparison paragraph is commonly organized by

A. Presenting a point about the things compared, one at a time.

B. Putting events in the order they happened.

D. Listing the things or ideas according to physical location.

D. Putting the things how they are sequenced in a spatial order

Which of the following words and phrases can show similarities between two things?

A. however, but, on the other hand

B. likewise, both, the same as

C. In contrast, unlike, whereas

Additionally,furthermore,on the other hand

Which of the following words and phrases can show differences between two things?

A. also, similarly, the same as

B. likewise, too, both

C. unlike, whereas, on the other hand

Again,too,but,also

Which sentence compares automobiles and bicycles?

A. The scientist Albert Einstein used a bicycle for transportation.

B. People rode bicycles as soon as they were invented, but many people did not like cars at first.

C. After cars were invented, the air became more polluted.

Which sentence compares different cars?

A. The first car used steam, but gasoline engines made automatic cars more successful.

B. Albert Einstein rode a bicycle because he never learned to drive.

C. Unlike automatic cars, bicycles did not pollute the air.

Choose the supporting sentences that support this topic sentence: Both the commercial Aero car and the Avro were failed inventions.

A. The Aerocar was a car and an airplane combined. The inventor planned to make about 500.

B. In the 1940s, the Air Force also made the F85 Goblin fighter jet. It was unsafe and never used.

C. Only five Aerocars were ever made. The Avro, a flying saucer developed by the U.S. Air Force, never worked correctly.

Choose the supporting sentence that supports this topic sentence: Edison’s invention of the phonograph was successful, but his invention of a talking doll was not.

A. The dolls were beautiful, with expensive heads made in Germany

B. Unlike Edison’s phonograph, his talking doll never worked well.

Edison’s invention of the light bulb also changed the world.

Which topic sentence is most likely from a comparison paragraph?

A. Smartphones and e-readers have many features in common

B. The features on e-readers make reading easy and enjoyable.

There are many reasons why smartphones are popular.

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