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 3. Which one describes Asian elephants 
but not African elephants?
A 
Their skin is wrinkled.
B 
Male elephants have tusks.
C 
They are named for where they live.
D 
Their ears are small and rounded.
 4. What is the passage mainly about?
A 
how all elephants are the same
B 
how to handle an elephant
C 
how two kinds of elephants are alike
and different
D 
how to identify an African elephant
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Write a question that you asked as you read the passage.
Compare and Contrast
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
WEEK 9
DAY 2
READ THE PASSAGE
Notice what makes the two sports the same and different.
Two Sports to Play
Soccer and basketball are sports that are alike in some ways. Both are played 
with a ball and two goals. In both sports, players dribble the ball to move it. Soccer 
players dribble the ball by moving it with their feet. They never use their hands. 
Basketball players dribble the ball by bouncing it with one hand. Players in both 
sports want to dribble the ball quickly. They don’t want the other team to get it. 
They want to get the ball in their team’s goal and score.
A soccer ball is kicked to score points, so soccer goals are on the ground. 
They are tall and wide. A basketball, however, is thrown to score points. So 
basketball goals are placed high on poles.
Since basketballs and soccer balls are used in different ways, the sports are 
played on different kinds of fields. Soccer is played on grass, while basketball is 
played on a hard floor.
SKILL PRACTICE