1st - 5th Grade Compare and Contrast Resources

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.

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

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

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

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

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?

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

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

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

Students will use transition words to support understanding of comparing and contrasting.

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

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.

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

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

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

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

Learners practice comparing a variety of story elements, including characters, setting, and key events, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

If your students struggle with how to compare and contrast texts, this worksheet can be used for reteaching or extra practice.

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

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

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.

Kids compare and contrast two famous fairy tales with a Venn diagram in this worksheet.

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