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?
- One account must be false because the details differ.
- The bridge cannot have both ramps and railings.
- Both writers necessarily had identical jobs.
- 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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