EnglishYears 8–9Reading

Comparing texts

Compare writers' ideas, perspectives and methods across two texts

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you've just watched two different movie trailers for the same film. 🎬

  2. 2

    When we compare two texts, what are we mainly looking for? 🧐

  3. 3

    Let's build two short sentences about a cat. The first sentence is happy, the second is sad. Tap the words to make each one. 🐱

  4. 4

    Let's compare two short descriptions of a rainy day. ☔

  5. 5

    Which word from Text B creates a scary mood? 🌧️

  6. 6

    Now you try! Read these two short texts about a school trip. Drag the correct label to each one to show their mood. 🏫

  7. 7

    What is one thing you can compare between two texts? ✅

Practise Comparing texts with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 12–14. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.