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1. 
Which of the following statements compares one characteristic between two texts?
A.
Both texts detail the life cycles of insects.
B.
Both texts explain how to properly conduct a scientific experiment.
C.
Both texts are poems, but one is about trees while the other is about the ocean.
D.
Both texts are short-stories about young boys who go on an amazing adventure.
2. 
What is the first thing you should do when constructing a VinnDiagram?
A.
Build the organizer by drawing two over-lapping circles.
B.
Identify each type of text or media is being examined.
C.
Title your project with something that relates to the topic.
D.
Complain about having to organize your information into a VinnDiagram.
3. 
Which of the following shows a proper contrast of two common characteristics?
A.
1) Gender, 2) Hair Color
B.
Gender, Hair Color - Gender, Hair Color
C.
1) Gender - 1) Gender
D.
1) Gender, 2) Hair Color - 1) Gender, 2) Hair Color
4. 
After building your graphic organizer for your VinnDiagram, what is the next thing you should do?
A.
Label the VinnDiagram (similarities/differences) so you know what type of information you are examining.
B.
Draw an image to represent the topic or theme of the texts you are examining.
C.
Make sure each side of the VinnDiagram has the appropriate text's title over it.
D.
Fill in all of the texts' similarities.
5. 
The center (overlapping portion) of a VinnDiagram shows what information?
A.
Characteristics each text has in common.
B.
Characteristics two texts have in common that are different.
C.
Similarities between the two texts.
D.
Common characteristics between two texts that are similar.
6. 
What is the name of a common graphic organizer we use to show how texts compare and contrast?
A.
Com/Con Chart
B.
RAER Organizer
C.
VinnDiagram
D.
Characteristic Graphic Organizer
7. 
How many divided sections are in a VinnDiagram that require you to record information about characteristics of texts?
A.
1 - You simply need to take notes on what is different and similar about two texts.
B.
2 - One for differences and one for similarities.
C.
3 - One for similarities, and 2 for differences.
D.
4 - Two for similarities, and 2 for differences.
8. 
Contrasting information means:
A.
You are identifying characteristics two or more texts have in common.
B.
You are identifying what information two or more texts have that is the same in both texts.
C.
You are identifying common characteristics and how they are different between two or more texts.
D.
You are identifying the similarities between two or more texts.
9. 
Which of the following are two ways the texts H2MP and EBP compare?
A.
H2MP explains the paper making process where EBP only discusses how paper came to the Muslim Empire.
B.
H2MP and EBP both discuss the origin of paper-making being in Ancient China.
C.
H2MP and EBP are both presented as informational texts.
D.
H2MP discusses how paper-making has evolved over time where EBP discusses the origin of paper-making
10. 
Which of the following correctly identifies contrasting information between H2MP and EBP?
A.
1) Topic - How to make paper - 2) Topic - How paper came to the Muslim Empire
B.
1) Structure - Explanation of steps in a process - 1) Structure - Presentation of historical information
C.
1) Explains steps in a process - 1) Does not explain steps in a process
D.
Includes definitions for vocabulary words - Does not use the same vocabulary as the other text
11. 
Comparing information means:
A.
You are identifying characteristics two or more texts have in common.
B.
You are identifying what information two or more texts have that is different in both texts.
C.
You are identifying common characteristics and how they are similar between two or more texts.
D.
You are identifying common characteristics and how they are different between two or more texts.
12. 
Which of the following is the most common mistake when constructing a VinnDiagram?
A.
Contrasting minor differences without correlating the information to common characteristics.
B.
Identifying specific words that are used in one text and not the other.
C.
Identifying a common characteristic between two texts and explaining how this characteristic is different in each of the texts.
D.
Focusing on details that do not relate to the topic.
13. 
What is the common topic for H2MP and EBP?
A.
How to make paper
B.
Paper and its origin
C.
Paper
D.
China's involvement in the success of paper-making
14. 
Identify one characteristic that contrasts between H2MP and EBP.
A.
1) Time frame around which the text focuses (Modern) - 1) Time frame around which the text focuses (Pre-15th Century)
B.
1) Presented as a text. - 1) Presented as a text.
C.
1) China as origin (only mentions origin of paper) - 1) China as origin (gives greater detail about how paper originated in ancient China)
D.
1) Identifies types of material paper can be made from - 1) Does not talk about how material used to make paper
15. 
The exterior portions of a VinnDiagram are used to log what information?
A.
Characteristics each text has in common.
B.
Similarities between two texts.
C.
Common characteristics that differ between two texts.
D.
Any information that is presented in one text that is not in the other.