True or False. First, second, third, before, and next are examples of description signal words.
False. They are sequence signal words.
100
True or False. Fiction stories are about real things, people, places, and events.
False. Nonfiction stories are about real things, people, places, and events.
100
Tommy loves sports such as baseball, basketball and football.
Description
100
Fill in the correct signal word.
Sharks and whales are ________ because they both live in the ocean.
alike
200
Give two example of description signal words.
such as, for example, for instance, most important, beside and near.
200
True or False. Barack Obama wrote a story about himself. This is an example of an autobiography.
True.
200
What type of text stucture describes a problem and presents one more solutions to that problem?
Problem and Solution
200
True or False.
A nonfiction story gives information about a specific topic.
False.
300
Signal words help identify a specific type of genre.
False. Signal words help identify a text structure.
300
Billy is reading a book about the rules of Baseball. What type of nonfiction genre is this book?
Informational
300
What type of text structure is described in the sentences below:
Alice's mother asked her to water the plants, but Alice forgot. The next day the leaves turned brown.
Cause and Effect
300
Name the type of text structure from the sentences below.
Katie wanted to ride her bike, but saw that her tire was flat. She got an air pump and filled her tire with air. Now she can go ride her bike.
Problem and Solution
400
Give three examples of compare and contrast signal words.
like, unlike, but, in contrast, on the other hand, however, both, also, too and as well as.
400
Mary is reading a book about Helen Keller, written by Erica Edwards. What type of genre is this book?
Biography.
400
Compare and contrast a bear and a fish.
A bear lives in the woods and a fish lives in water.
A bear has fur and a fish doesn't.
A bear has claws and a fish has fins.
400
Give three examples of sequence signal words.
First, second, third, before, next, finally and then.
500
Name the text structure and fill in the missing signal word:
Rachel left her book at school, ________ she could not do her homework.
text structure: cause and effect
signal words: therefore, so, as a result
500
What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?
An autobiography is when the author is writing a true story about him or herself. A biography is when the author is writing a true story about someone else.
500
Put the following events in sequence or order.
Do homework.
Go to school.
Brush your teeth.
Eat lunch.
Wake up.
Wake up.
Brush your teeth.
Go to school.
Eat lunch.
Do homework.
500
Amy wants to learn how to grow a garden and goes to the library to find a book. What type of genre book will she need to find?