Informational Texts
A text describes a problem that needed to be solved and the steps a group of people took to solve it. It is written in this informational text structure.
Which quotation from the passage helps the reader understand what the word vanished means?
"It wasn't their fault their mates had vanished suddenly and mysteriously."
A. "The mistress of the house had given them their own place where they could wait for the return of their loved ones."
B. "One moment they were in the washer or dryer or on their way to being folded and put away, and the next, they weren't."
C. "It gave the remaining Left-Behinds hope that the miracle would happen again."
D. "And so the days passed, and the socks came and went."
What is "One moment they were in the washer or dryer or on their way to being folded and put away, and the next, they weren't."?
Choose the correct phrase for the following sentence:
"The garden, what is huge, feels like a farmer's field."
A. which is huge
b. who is huge
c. whom is huge
d. what is huge
What is, "which is huge"?
One way to write a _______ for a narrative text is to use the "Somebody ________ wanted _________ but _________ so _________" template.
What is a summary?
A comparison made using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
What does the word otherwise mean as used in the passage?
"For their plan to work, they had to wait until the wind's speed and direction were just right. Otherwise they risked losing the toy forever."
A. or else
B. in addition
C. In the same way
D. at the same time
What is, "or else"?
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain are examples of this element of reading and writing.
What is author's purpose?
Select the correct phrase for the sentence:
"My favorite place is next to the strawberries. Good when they are bright red."
a. Especially good
b. Is especially good
c. It is especially good
d. Good
What is, "It is especially good"?
The most important or central thought of a paragraph or section of text which tells the reader what the text is about.
What is Main Idea?
"The princess has a heart of gold" is an example of what figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
An informational text includes the words, "first," "next," and "then". These are evidence that the text is in this text structure.
What is Order and sequence?
What is the meaning of the word fiber in this passage?
"The sock kept everyone as hopeful as possible, working hard to lighten spirits, especially those of the sock elders, who just wanted to roll up and do nothing. She, too, had lost her mate and cried in secret, but it was in her very fiber to be a comforter."
A. habit
B. nature
C. responsibility
D. thought
Select the correct phrase for the paragraph.
"The lettuce patch is nice when it is raining. The drops of water are huge, but a lettuce leaf must have kept you dry. If you are not careful, though, you can get lost in the lettuce patch."
A. can keep
B. must keep
C. must be keeping
D. must have kept
What is, "can keep"?
The big idea or "moral of the story"
What is theme?
"The mess stuck to her fingers like glue. It wasn't just sticky, it was stinky. It smelled like moldy cheese and old socks. Smelling it made her gag like she was going to throw up." This selection is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is imagery?
Double Jeopardy! Read the following passage.
"Seventeen-year-olds Mathew and Asad had been friends since middle school. During 12th grade, they made plans to send a small toy man into space just for fun. They spent several weekends and a few hundred dollars to bring their plan to life. First, they gathered the supplies they needed. They bought some used cameras and a new weather balloon. A weather balloon is a special balloon that can fly high into the air. Scientists use weather balloons to gather information about the weather. Mathew and Asad also bough helium, a gas that's lighter than air. Party stores use helium to fill balloons to make them float. The final piece was a parachute. The boys sewed the parachute using pieces of a material called nylon.
A: Which statement best explains why the boys chose a weather balloon for the flight?
A. It was not against the law to use it.
B. It is the kind of balloon that scientists use.
C. It would be able to climb far above the Earth.
D. It is the only kind of balloon that can hold helium.
B: Write the sentence from the paragraph that supports your answer.
A. What is, "It would be able to climb far above the Earth"?
B. What is, "a weather balloon is a special ballon that can fly high into the air"
This is the point of view of the following passage: "Esperanza really needs chocolate cake. She's not sure if it would be better to go to the store or the bakery to get it, though. She only has $15, but she wants it to be the best ever chocolate cake for her mother's birthday. Or should she bake it herself?"
What is third person?
Correct the following paragraph:
"All the fruits and vegetables are gigantic! The carrot tops seem like tall trees, with a lot of shade below them. You can take bites if you are hungry, there is nothing like fresh carrots from the garden."
A. hungry, there is nothing like
B. hungry. There is nothing like
C. hungry there is nothing like
D. hungry is nothing like
What is, "hungry. There is nothing like"
"Bang!" is an example of this figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
These three words tell us that an informational text is in the descriptive text structure.
What are, for example, for instance, specifically, and/or the use of adjectives?
"Appeared bright" "sounded like a drumbeat" "tasted sour" "felt like silk between my fingers" and "smelled rank" are examples of this important feature of narrative writing.
What is sensory details?
Select the correct word for the sentence.
"The museum has 47 dioramas of gophers who are wearing costumes and placed in human situations in front of decorated backdrops.
A. who
B. what
C. that
D. whom
What is, "that"?
The difference between a retell and a summary.
What is that a retail includes as many details from the text as possible in order from beginning to end and covers the main idea, where a summary is a shortened retail that includes key details, but not all of the details.
"The naughty negative Nancy knocked down my nasty nighttime nachos and made me nauseous" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is alliteration?