Text Features
Figurative Language
Text Structures
General
Central Idea
100

This text feature, usually found at the beginning of a book, lists chapters and their page numbers.

What is table of contents?

100

This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."

What is simile?

100

Which text structure is used in a passage that explains how two things are alike and different?

What is compare and contrast?

100

Double Jeopardy:

Facts or information presented in a text to explain a topic.

What are events?

100

 True or False: The central idea is always stated in the first sentence of a passage.


What is false?

200

Double Jeopardy:

This text feature provides definitions for important words and is usually found at the end of a book.

What is a glossary?

200

Identify the figurative language in this sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."

What is personification?

200

An article explains how too much screen time can cause eye strain, headaches, and trouble sleeping. Which text structure is used?

What is cause and effect?

200

A person in a biography focuses on this nonfiction element.

What is individual?

200

The central idea of a passage is also known as this.

What is main idea?

300

What text feature would best help a reader understand data or compare information visually?

What is a chart, graph, or diagram?

300

"I've told you a million times!" is an example of this type of figurative language.

What is hyperbole?

300

Double Jeopardy:

The text structure of a passage that describes how to build a birdhouse, listing steps in a specific order.  

What is sequence?

300

I, me, my, we, and us are examples of this point of view. 

What is 1st person point of view?

300

Which detail best supports the central idea of a passage about recycling?
a) Many people throw plastic bottles in the trash.
b) Recycling helps reduce waste in landfills.
c) Some animals live in forests.

What is b?
400

A student is reading an article about volcanoes and sees a section titled “The Dangers of Eruptions” in large, bold letters. What is this text feature called, and how does it help the reader? 

Hint: You must answer both parts!

What is a heading, and it helps by organizing information and signaling what the section is about?

400

Which sentence contains a metaphor?
a) The clouds are like cotton candy.
b) The classroom was a zoo.
c) The rain danced on the roof.

What is b?

400

A biography about a famous inventor's life follows which text structure?

What is chronological order?

400

A news article that explains what happened during a major earthquake is focused on this nonfiction element.

What is an event?

400

Double Jeopardy:

To find the central idea, you should ask yourself: "What is the passage mostly about?" Name one other question you can ask.

What is "What does the author want me to learn?"

500

Bold, italic, or underlined words in a passage help readers by doing this.

What is drawing attention to important information? 

500

Double Jeopardy:

Identify the two types of figurative language in this sentence:
"The thunder roared like a hungry lion as the storm devoured the sky."

What is personification and simile?

500

A news article describes the challenges of pollution in major cities and then provides ideas for reducing air pollution.

What is problem and solution?

500

An informational text about the importance of renewable energy is centered around this nonfiction element.

What is concept?

500

A student reads a passage about honeybees and says the central idea is “Bees make honey.” What is a better central idea if the passage also talks about pollination and the role of bees in nature?

What is "Bees play an important role in nature by pollinating plants and producing honey"?

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