3rd - 6th Grade Compare and Contrast Resources

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating reading comprehension worksheet!

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.

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

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

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

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

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.

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

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