3rd and 4th Grade Compare and Contrast Resources

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

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

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

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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

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

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

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

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

Learners practice comparing two stories with similar characters and themes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Use this resource with your students to get them making connections between two nonfiction texts on the same topic. They will use a Venn diagram to organize the similarities and differences.

Use this resource to practice describing characters in a fairy tale. Students will use adverbs, adjectives, and verbs to gain an understanding of the character traits.

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.

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

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

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

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

Children practice comparing and contrasting characters in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

This selection of questions helps reinforce reading comprehension and highlights various elements of the story.

This compare and contrast exercise will give your students practice recording information about two similar fiction texts.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

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