Grade 4 · Reading & language

Compare details and viewpoints in two accounts

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Account A: I described the bridge’s new ramps because my wheelchair could use them. Account B: I described the bridge’s railings because I helped build them.

Why might these accounts emphasize different features?

  1. One account must be false because the details differ.
  2. The bridge cannot have both ramps and railings.
  3. Both writers necessarily had identical jobs.
  4. The writers’ experiences direct attention to different parts of the same bridge.
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The writers’ experiences direct attention to different parts of the same bridge.

Different roles can explain different emphasis without creating a contradiction.

A little hint: Compare what each account actually says; different focus is not automatically a disagreement.

Read both accounts and separate details each states from ideas you would have to guess.

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