The following passage uses the pattern of either comparison or contrast. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. 1 Employment policies are quite different in Japan and the United States. 2 I n Japan teamwork is an essential part of hiring and promotion. 3 College graduates who join a corporation are all paid about the same starting salary. 4 To learn about the company's various departments, they are rotated as a team through the organiza ti on . 5 They are also promoted as a team. 6 O nly in later years are individuals sing l e d out for recognition. 7 When there is a opening in the firm, outsiders are not even considered. 8 In the united states, on the other hand, an employee is hired on the basis of what the firm thinks that individual can contribute. 9 Employees try to outperform others and they strive f or raises and promotions as signs of personal success . 10 The indi vidual's loyalty is to himself or herself, not to the company . 11 Outsiders are considered for openings in U. S. firms . W hich pattern is used in this passage ? _Comparison _Contrast What two things are being compared or contrasted? 1. _ ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ _