Compare & Contrast Points of View/Accounts: ELA Reading Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5

Students will compare and contrast accounts in informational texts on the same topic or event.  This includes describing similarities and differences in information provided, focus, and authors’ points of view between texts.  Passages are written in firsthand or secondhand accounts. 

These ELA reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by two (or three) nonfiction passages and several multiple choice and open response questions.  Tips are included next to some commonly asked questions to mentor students on how to best answer them.  Use as test prep, or to teach and practice the fundamentals of comparing and contrasting different author accounts on the same topic.

♥ Get the point of view bundle, or save more $$ with: Craft & Structure | READING! Grade 4 & 5 ♥

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• 4 compare and contrast worksheets, with 9 nonfiction passages covering social studies & science-related topics
• 21 questions, with simulated standardized test questions for fourth and fifth grade
• Mix of multiple choice and constructed/open response writing activities  
• Unassisted version without tips 
• Digitally enabled (Easel Activities) version to assign online via Google Classroom or any LMS

INFORMATIONAL TEXT TOPICS COVER: 

Social Studies

• Mount Rushmore / Carving a Mountain (Mount Rushmore’s development)
• The Oregon Trail / The California Gold Rush / A Pioneer’s Journal Entry on the Oregon Trail (westward expansion)  

Science

• Burmese Pythons / Northern Giant Hornets (invasive species)
• Bears in Yellowstone / The Great White Shark (survival functions)

COMMON CORE DESIGNED, SIMULATED AFTER:

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) / TEKS 
• Florida FSA (same test vendor creates FAST progress monitoring assessments) 
• New York State Testing Program (NYSTP)
• Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
• Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS)
• Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) 
• Ohio’s State Tests 
• Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP)
• New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA)
• Virginia Standards of Learning (VA SOL)
• Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment (AASA, formerly AzM2)

USEFUL IN MANY WAYS

All drills take 15 to 20 minutes to complete, and can be used for:

• Literacy lessons 
• Guided or independent practice  
• ELA test prep / reading test prep* (with test-taking strategies)
• Small group work / literacy circles / partner work 
• Reading intervention groups (RTI) / small group remediation & instruction
• Independent work / early finishers work
• Literacy center activities
• Morning work / do now / bell ringers / ELA warm-ups
• Progress monitoring/checks
• Exit slips or tickets
• Homework
• Author's point of view review/reteach
• Tutoring (targeted reading skill work) 
• After-school programs / extended school days
• Learning packets for anticipated school closings / snow days
• Winter/spring/summer vacation reading packets 
• Summer school programs / summer bridge activities 
• Substitute teacher lesson plans & activities 
• Homeschool lessons 
• Absent student make up work
• *including (but not limited to) reading summative assessments such as: SBAC for California, Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, Nevada & other member states, Tennessee TNReady, Massachusetts MCAS, Minnesota MCA, Maryland  MCAP, Colorado CMAS, Missouri MAP, Wisconsin Forward, PARCC and more

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ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE ELA READING STANDARDS FOR 4TH & 5TH GRADE INFORMATIONAL TEXT

4TH GRADE 

RI.4.6:  Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.

5TH GRADE

R.I.5.6:  Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

GRADE 4 & 5 COMMON CORE READING RESOURCES

Each reading comprehension unit can be purchased individually, or within a savings bundle.

✏ denotes the level of savings

READING! GRADE 4 & 5 BUNDLE ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

Reading Comprehension I:  Core ELA Value Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Main Idea & Supporting Details - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Analyzing Characters - Literature

♥ Context Clues - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Main Idea & Details Task Card Center - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension II:  Key Ideas & Details Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Making Inferences Bundle ✏ ✏  

• Making Inferences - Literature
• Making Inferences - Informational Text

♥ Cause & Effect Bundle ✏ ✏  

• Cause & Effect - Literature
• Cause & Effect - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension III:  Craft & Structure Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Structure of Stories & Informational Text Bundle ✏ ✏

• Story & Poem Structure - Literature
• Text Structure - Informational Text

♥ Point of View Bundle ✏ ✏ 

• Point of View & Perspective of Narrators/Speakers - Literature
• Compare, Contrast & Analyze First and Secondhand Accounts - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension IV: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Illustrations & Visuals in Reading Bundle ✏ ✏

• Illustrations in Stories - Literature
• Visuals in Non-Fiction Text - Informational Text

♥ Reasons & Evidence to Support Particular Points - Informational Text

♥ Compare & Contrast Bundle ✏ ✏

• Compare & Contrast Stories - Literature
• Compare & Contrast Non-Fiction Text - Informational Text