Compare Literary Texts: Shared Questions, Different Choices — Practice · Grade 7 English

Chapter: Poetry, Drama & Comparison

What this practice covers

By the end of Compare Literary Texts: Shared Questions, Different Choices you should be able to:

10 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: comparison criterion, synthesis, evidence, qualification, revision.

Problem 1

Explain comparison criterion in the assigned reading, distinguishing it from a related idea.
Answer and explanation

A defined feature used consistently to compare texts. Choose one shared question that both texts can answer. Asking how a character revises a confident plan lets you examine an initial assumption, a challenge, and a response. Listing unrelated similarities such as both stories having chairs does not establish an interpretation.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 2

Compare what each character preserves and changes, using one detail from each ending.
Answer and explanation

Both characters revise a confident arrangement after noticing something it missed. Leila keeps the welcome sign but changes the practical room and feedback process. Mateo keeps the discussion questions but removes fixed seat numbers. The comparison suggests that revising a plan can preserve its useful purpose while changing its limits; the different settings produce different actions.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 3

Evaluate this claim: “Texts on the same topic must make identical arguments.” Explain a correction in context.
Answer and explanation

This claim is misleading. Explain a meaningful difference. Leila changes practical access and leaves space for feedback; Mateo removes numbered seating but preserves discussion questions. Their responses share a purpose without being identical. Differences can refine a claim instead of defeating the comparison. Both characters revise a confident arrangement after noticing something it missed. Leila keeps the welcome sign but changes the practical room and feedback process. Mateo keeps the discussion questions but removes fixed seat numbers. The comparison suggests that revising a plan can preserve its useful purpose while changing its limits; the different settings produce different actions.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 4

Does the same theme require both stories to use the same object?
Answer and explanation

No. A sign and a seating plan can develop related ideas through different actions. Explain the actual relationship instead of treating the objects as interchangeable.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 5

Develop an independent response: Compare what each character preserves and changes, using one detail from each ending. Locate two useful details or choices, and explain one limit or alternative.
Answer and explanation

Both characters revise a confident arrangement after noticing something it missed. Leila keeps the welcome sign but changes the practical room and feedback process. Mateo keeps the discussion questions but removes fixed seat numbers. The comparison suggests that revising a plan can preserve its useful purpose while changing its limits; the different settings produce different actions.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 6

Answer this transfer question: Does the same theme require both stories to use the same object? Test your answer against a second detail or a fresh sentence, explaining whether it needs qualification.
Answer and explanation

No. A sign and a seating plan can develop related ideas through different actions. Explain the actual relationship instead of treating the objects as interchangeable.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 7

Explain comparison criterion in your own words and give an example from the assigned reading or a fresh sentence.
Answer and explanation

A defined feature used consistently to compare texts. The unit case offers this example to examine: Both characters revise a confident arrangement after noticing something it missed. Leila keeps the welcome sign but changes the practical room and feedback process. Mateo keeps the discussion questions but removes fixed seat numbers. The comparison suggests that revising a plan can preserve its useful purpose while changing its limits; the different settings produce different actions. Identify the wording or choice that fits the term. A different accurate example is acceptable.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 8

Explain synthesis in your own words and give an example from the assigned reading or a fresh sentence.
Answer and explanation

An explanation connecting evidence or ideas rather than listing separate summaries. The unit case offers this example to examine: Both characters revise a confident arrangement after noticing something it missed. Leila keeps the welcome sign but changes the practical room and feedback process. Mateo keeps the discussion questions but removes fixed seat numbers. The comparison suggests that revising a plan can preserve its useful purpose while changing its limits; the different settings produce different actions. Identify the wording or choice that fits the term. A different accurate example is acceptable.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 9

Correct the misleading statement “Texts on the same topic must make identical arguments.” and explain a detail that makes your correction necessary.
Answer and explanation

Choose one shared question that both texts can answer. Asking how a character revises a confident plan lets you examine an initial assumption, a challenge, and a response. Listing unrelated similarities such as both stories having chairs does not establish an interpretation. Both characters revise a confident arrangement after noticing something it missed. Leila keeps the welcome sign but changes the practical room and feedback process. Mateo keeps the discussion questions but removes fixed seat numbers. The comparison suggests that revising a plan can preserve its useful purpose while changing its limits; the different settings produce different actions.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 10

Correct the misleading statement “A comparison essay is just two unrelated summaries.” and explain a detail that makes your correction necessary.
Answer and explanation

Use the same evidence categories for both readings. Record an early assumption and a later choice in each, with paragraph references. This makes the comparison fair: a detailed ending in one story should not be compared only with a title in the other. Both characters revise a confident arrangement after noticing something it missed. Leila keeps the welcome sign but changes the practical room and feedback process. Mateo keeps the discussion questions but removes fixed seat numbers. The comparison suggests that revising a plan can preserve its useful purpose while changing its limits; the different settings produce different actions.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

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