Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

Students who are capable of understanding and managing their ‘emotional intelligence’ do better at school in ______ to their peers who lack the ability.

comparison

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence is comparison.

• Difference is the state of being unlike or dissimilar.
• Resemblance is the state of being similar or alike.
• Comparison is the act of comparing two or more things to see how they are alike or different.
• Similarity is the state of being alike or similar.