It is asking you to state two differences between tennis and badminton.
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Both tennis and badminton are racket sports enjoyed by adults and children all over the world. They are both fun to play but they are also quite different. The most obvious similarity is that both sports make use of a racket, though a tennis racket is much heavier and the strings are much stronger than a badminton racket. Both games make use of a net. However, a badminton net is set at 5 feet, much higher than a tennis net. So what do you hit over the nets? Well, a tennis ball, much heavier than a shuttle used in badminton, is used in high-powered games of tennis. A shuttle is a small, lightweight object which can be projected at height over the badminton net. The badminton court is therefore smaller than a tennis court, as a shuttle cannot be projected as far as a tennis ball. Both games can be played by male and female competitors in singles and doubles games.
What is different about a game of tennis compared to a game of badminton? Give two ways.
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- Read the question. Read it again. What is it asking?
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- Read the descriptions again. Are they separated throughout the text?
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No. The descriptions follow each other throughout. For example, it talks about both rackets, then both nets.
- Look for language used to indicate differences which may be in the form of adverbs, conjunctions or comparative adjectives.
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However, therefore, but, smaller, higher, heavier, stronger
- List what is compared in a few words.
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Rackets, nets, objects to hit, court size
- Choose two differences and explain what they are in your answer. Write the differences between both sports in one sentence or write each in a separate sentence.
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A tennis net is lower than a badminton net. A tennis court is larger than a badminton court.
- Check your answer.