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Comparing Story Characters

Read the short story. Then answer each question. You may write words or draw when asked.

The Ferry Ride

Gabriela, Amara, and Carlos rode a ferry across the bay. Gabriela held the map and helped the group find a seat by the window. Amara noticed a little child drop a red mitten, so she picked it up and gave it back. Carlos waved to a family on the shore. When the ferry rocked, Gabriela and Amara held the rail. Carlos felt nervous, but his friends smiled and stayed beside him. At the other side, all three thanked the ferry worker for the ride.

Find What Is the Same and Different

Look for clues in the story. Characters can be alike in some ways and different in others.

1.Where did Gabriela, Amara, and Carlos go together?

Across the bay on a ferry
To a farm
To a mountain

2.Which two characters helped Carlos feel less nervous when the ferry rocked?

Gabriela and Amara
Amara and Carlos
Gabriela and Carlos

3.True or false: All three friends thanked the ferry worker.

TrueFalse

4.Amara saw a child drop a red .

5.Who held the map and helped the group find a seat?

6.What did Amara do when she noticed the child’s mitten on the ground?

7.How were Gabriela and Amara alike when the ferry rocked?

8.Gabriela helped the group find a seat, Amara returned a mitten, and Carlos waved to a family. Name one way all three friends were alike during the ferry trip.

9.Carlos felt nervous when the ferry rocked. What did his friends do to support him?

10.Draw or write one detail that shows how Carlos acted differently from Gabriela and Amara when the ferry rocked.