6. Can you tell the ______ a good boss and a bad one?

A. difference B. differentiate C. contrast

7. The management must not ________ between male and female applicants.

A. differ B. contrast C. discriminate

8. Asia covers a huge area. __________, Europe is very small.

A. By way of contrast B. By ways of comparing C. By similar means

9. The new model of car is very _____ to the old one.

A. same B. similar C. common

10. Her political opinions are ________ to mine.

A. same B. exactly C. identical

11. Some political parties have such similar manifestos that they are difficult to_______.

A. tell apart B. say apart C. speak apart

12. My friends and I enjoy doing many of the same things. In that respect, we have a lot _______.

A.in similar B. in particular C. in common

13. There seems to be a large __________ between the number of people employed in service industries, and those employed in the primary sector.

A. discriminate B. discretion C. discrepancy

14. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as ______.

A. cats and dogs B. chalk and cheese C. salt and pepper

15. Britain’s economy is largely based on its industry, _______ a few hundred years ago it was an agrarian country.

A. wherefore B. whereas C. whereby

On a daily basis, finding similarities and contrast is actually a routinary task. Whether the topic is food, clothes or weather people always find a way to compare things. If you are a foreigner in a country finding commonalities and differences can get you a good understanding of the culture. So, expanding your vocabulary under this umbrella can be an added asset as a English learner.