Here’s a new reading comprehension activity for you.

We will present two quotes by Donald Trump, and you decide if the meaning of the two quotes is the same or different. The first – the a quote – was spoken or written earlier than the b quote.

Are you ready?

1a) “I don’t want teachers to have guns.”

1b) “But you could have concealed (weapons) on teachers.”

Same or different? These two quotes were spoken on the same day.

2a) “Well, you’ve got David Duke just joined (the Reform Party) — a bigot, a racist, a problem. I mean, this is not exactly the people you want in your party.”

2b) “Well, just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke. Okay? I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. So, I don’t know.

Same or different?

3a) “If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously. Just knock the hell – – I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise. I promise.”

3b) “I don’t condone violence. I never said I was going to pay for fees.”

Same or different?

4a) “I wanted to do this for myself. … I had to do it for myself.”

4b) “I don’t want it for myself. I don’t need it for myself.”

Same or different?

5a) “I’m totally pro-choice.”

5b) “I am very, very proud to say that I’m pro-life.” 

Same or different?

6a) “I think my positions are going to be what the people in this room come up with. If they come to me with things I’m not in love with, I’m going to do it because I respect them. . . “I’ll take the heat off both the Democrats and the Republicans.”

6b) “(T)here can be no DACA without the desperately needed WALL at the Southern Border and an END to the horrible Chain Migration & ridiculous Lottery System of Immigration etc.”

Same or different?

7a) “The WALL, which is already under construction in the form of new renovation of old and existing fences and walls, will continue to be built,” he tweeted early Thursday.”

7b) “The wall will come later.”

Same or different?

8a) “If I run for office, I’ll produce my tax returns, absolutely.”

8b) “I would release my tax returns when audit is complete, not after election!”

Same or different?

Tell us what you think!