Text Features
Problem & Solution
Facts vs Opinions
Main Idea
Context Clues
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This feature at the top of a page tells you what the text is about.

What is a title?

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This part of the text tells the reader how we can try to fix an issue.

What is the solution?

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This type of statement (or sentence) can be proven true or false.

What is a fact?

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The main idea is usually found in this sentence of a paragraph.

What is a topic sentence / first sentence?
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He wasn't very hungry, so he only nibbled at his dinner.

To take small bites of something; eating slowly.

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These key words are often important to understand a text. They could also be new, difficult vocabulary.

What are bold words?

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This part of the text tells you what caused the issue.

What is the cause?

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Words like 'best,' 'worst,' & 'should' often indicate this type of statement.

What is an opinion?

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Supporting details in a text help do this for the main idea.

What is support / explain it?

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After a brisk walk, she was slightly tired & out of breath.

Quick, energetic & lively.

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This feature helps break down a longer text into smaller pieces.

What are headings?

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These are the three pieces of a problem & solution text.

What are the cause, problem, and solution?

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The difference between fact and opinion.

What is one can be proven true / false, and one can change between different people.

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If the main idea is not directly stated, you have to figure it out yourself.

What is infer?

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The wee dog was able to go through the dog door, but the other dog couldn't fit.

Very small or tiny.

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