Text Features
Using text features helps the reader __________ the text better.
A. comprehend/understand
B. read
C. answer the questions
A. comprehend/understand
What are cause/effect relationships?
A. Bad relationships with people you should leave alone.
B. A thing that Ms. Brooks taught me.
C. When an event happens that makes a chain reaction and creates another event to happen.
C. When an event happens that makes a chain reaction and creates another event to happen.
What is a main idea?
A. What the author thinks.
B. What the text is mostly about.
C. What the illustrator does.
B. What the text is mostly talking about.
What is the author's purpose of informational texts?
A. To inform the reader by giving facts.
B. To entertain the reader with stories.
C. To paint a picture or make a movie in the reader's mind.
A. The inform the reader by giving true facts.
What is the purpose of subheadings?
A. To tell more about the title
B. To let the reader know that a new topic is starting.
C. To explain a picture
To let the reader know that a new topic is starting.
What kind of text structure is this: Many pioneers who settled the Great Plains lived in sod houses built from thick-rooted prairie grasses. This was because the prairie lacked standard building materials, such as wood or stone.
A. Problem and Solution
B. Cause and Effect
C. Inferencing
A. Problem and Solution
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was set up in 1846. Originally, it was supposed to run between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. At first, it only had freight trains which carried goods and supplies. Then in 1848, it began running a passenger train. By 1856, the Pennsylvania Railroad went to Chicago, Illinois. After the Civil War, it went to Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Missouri, New York City, and other large cities.
A. At first, it only had freight trains which carried goods and supplies.
B. After the Civil War, it went to Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Missouri, New York City, and other large cities.
C. How the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was set up.
The main idea is how the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was set up.
What is a biography?
A. A person writes an informational story about themselves.
B. A person writes an informational story about a topic.
C. A person writes an inofrmational story about someone else's life.
C. A person writes an informational story about someone else's life.
Name three examples of text features.
A. pictures, words, pages
B. titles, x-box, pictures
C. title/headings, bold words, maps/pictures
A. title/headings, bold words, maps/pictures
Why is text structure important for the reader?
A. To add more pictures.
B. To be an illustrator
C. To organize the reading so it is easier to understand.
C. To organize the reading so it is easier to understand.
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA: It is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the US each year. Brach’s, the top manufacturer, sells enough candy corn to circle the earth 4.25 times if each piece were laid end to end. That’s a lot of candy corn, but that’s nothing compared to Tootsie Roll production. Over 64 million Tootsie Rolls are produced every day! But even Tootsie Rolls have got nothing on the candy industry’s staple product, chocolate. Confectioners manufacture over twenty billion pounds of chocolate in the United States each year. Now that’s a mouthful!
A. The main idea is that there is a lot of candy produced in the United States each year.
B. The main idea is that confectioners manufacture over 20 billion pounds of chocolate a year.
C. Candy is sweet and delicious.
A. The main idea is that there is a lot of candy produced in the United States each year.
True or False: All informational texts will have a glossary.
A. True
B. False
B. False
What do the bold or underlined words/phrases mean?
A. The printer printed it wrong
B. They let the reader know important vocabulary words or phrases in order to understand the text.
C. To keep your attention
B. They let the reader know important vocabulary words or phrases in order to understand the text.
What kind of text structure is this: Pluto was once the ninth planet in our solar system. Then, in 2006, scientists defined a planet as an object with a clear orbit around a star. Since Pluto does not have a clear orbit, it was reclassified. Today it is classified as a dwarf planet.
A. Sequence
B. Problem/Solution
C. Compare/Contrast
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA: Remember, if something is worth doing, it is worth doing correctly. That said, the key to making perfect cookies is merely a matter of preparation and precision. To begin with, read your cookie recipe thoroughly before baking and make sure that you have all of the necessary ingredients. Next, use good tools and utensils. By using good tools you can minimize mistakes and improve the quality of your product. Lastly, you should use top quality ingredients. If you use poor quality materials, you’ll create an inferior product. So, to make perfect cookies you should use the highest quality materials available.
A. The main idea is where you can buy cookie dough.
B. The main idea is how to make perfect cookies.
C. The main idea is how to eat chocolate chip cookies.
B. The main idea is how to make perfect cookies.
True or False: Ms. Brooks is the best teacher ever.
A. True
B. False
You better have said true...
What are the three overall categories of text features?
A. Words, pictures and tables
B. Maps, print and charts
C. Print features, graphic aids, and organizational aids
C. Print features, graphic aids, and organizational aids
What kind of text structure is this: Most reptiles lay eggs. The shell of a reptile egg is not hard like the shell of a bird's egg. Instead, a reptiles's egg is soft and leathery.
A. Sequence
B. Problem/Solution
C. Compare/Contrast
C. Compare/contrast
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA: Mark Twain is one of America's most famous writers. His real name was Samuel Clemens. He was born in Missouri in 1835. When he was eighteen, Mark Twain left Missouri and worked as a printer in different cities. He wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
A. Mark Twain is a good writer.
B. Mark Twain is a famous American writer.
C. Tom Sawyer is a good book
B. Mark Twain is a famous American writer.
What are three examples of informational texts in the real world? (Books do not count)
A. comic books, story books, fairy tales.
B. newspaper articles, menus, recipes.
C. catalogs, comic books, autobiographies.
B. newspaper articles, menus, recipes.