Lab Activities
Lab Activity 22: Practice with Comparison and Contrast
 
 
Objective: To find and organize similarities and differences.

Step 3: All of the following questions refer to a paragraph that begins with this topic sentence: I have two different attitudes about working out depending on whether I'm feeling fit or flabby.

These are the eight sentences you will have to put in order for questions 1-14:

I don't want to think about varying my routine; I just try to get through it quickly.

Finally I read workout magazines and get excited about adopting different exercise routines.

First, if I'm feeling fit, I actually look forward to going to the gym

I wear my old, baggy workout clothes to hide my shape.

I buy new workout clothes and think about how to show off my in-shape body.

If I'm feeling flabby, I dread going to the gym.

All in all, my self-esteem determines which attitude I have.

I don't want to think about varying my routine; I just try to get through it quickly.


      1. Since the topic sentence is sentence number one, which of the following sentences should be sentence number two if you are using all-of-one-side order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      2. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number three if you are using all-of-one-side order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      3. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number four if you are using all-of-one-side order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      4. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number five if you are using all-of-one-side order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      5. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number six if you are using all-of-one-side order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      6. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number seven if you are using all-of-one-side order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      7. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number eight if you are using all-of-one-side order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      8. Since the topic sentence is sentence number one, which of the following sentences should be sentence number two if you are using point-by-point order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      9. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number three if you are using point-by-point order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      10. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number four if you are using point-by-point order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      11. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number five if you are using point-by-point order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      12. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number six if you are using point-by-point order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      13. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number seven if you are using point-by-point order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      14. Which of the following sentences should be sentence number eight if you are using point-by-point order? [Hint]

 
 
 
      15. What is the topic of this comparison and contrast paragraph? 

 
 
 





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