Question

use the text to compare and contrast sitars and guitars.
youre probably familiar with the stringed musical instrument known as the guitar, but have you ever heard of the sitar? the sitar is also a stringed instrument. it is used mainly in indian classical music and hindustani music. like the guitar, the sitar is traditionally constructed of wood. guitars can have anywhere from four to eighteen strings, though they usually have six. the sitar, on the other hand, can have nineteen, twenty, or even twenty - one strings. though the guitar has been a popular instrument in western music for hundreds of years, the sitar is a relative newcomer to the west. thanks to the work of indian musician ravi shankar, the instrument gained popularity in the 1960s. in fact, the sitar appears in songs recorded in the 1960s by such well - known bands as the rolling stones and the beatles.

	sitars	guitars
are traditionally constructed of wood
can have up to twenty - one strings
became popular in western music in the 1960s

Explanation:

1. For "Are stringed instruments": The text states both are stringed instruments (guitar is a known stringed instrument, sitar is explicitly called a stringed instrument).
2. For "Are traditionally constructed of wood": The text says both are traditionally constructed of wood.
3. For "Can have up to twenty-one strings": The text notes sitars can have up to 21 strings, while guitars usually have 6 (max 18).
4. For "Became popular in Western music in the 1960s": The text specifies the sitar gained Western popularity in the 1960s, while the guitar was already a popular Western instrument long before.

Answer:

• Are stringed instruments: Sitars ☑️, Guitars ☑️
• Are traditionally constructed of wood: Sitars ☑️, Guitars ☑️
• Can have up to twenty-one strings: Sitars ☑️, Guitars ☐
• Became popular in Western music in the 1960s: Sitars ☑️, Guitars ☐