The type of nonfiction that is written about someone's life.
What is biography?
100
The text structure that uses signal words like: first, second, next, then, before.
What is chronological?
100
When the author is trying to convince the reader to act in a certain way.
What is persuade?
100
These visuals help readers understand information more clearly. Generally they are labeled with additional information and/or arrows to important parts.
What are diagrams and cutaways?
100
You use these to unlock the meaning of unknown words within a text.
What are context clues?
200
The type of nonfiction that is written about someone's life, written by someone else
What is autobiography?
200
The text structure that uses signal words like: same as, similar, alike, as well as, both, on the other hand.
What is compare and contrast?
200
When the author is trying to enlighten the reader with new information.
What is inform?
200
These help readers better understand a picture or photograph.
What are captions?
200
These give more information about the main idea.
What are supporting details?
300
The type of nonfiction that reads like a story; it entertains the reader while simultaneously giving factual information to inform readers and expand their knowledge about a topic or subject.
What is literary nonfiction?
300
The text structure that uses signal words like: so, because, since, therefore, as a result of, consequently, for this reason.
What is cause and effect?
300
When the author is attempting to delight the reader through his/her writing.
What is entertain?
300
These help the reader understand exactly what something looks like.
What are photographs and illustrations?
300
When unlocking the meaning of unknown words, context clues come from...
What are phrases or sentences in the text surrounding the unknown words?
400
This type of nonfiction is a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
What is memoir?
400
The text structure that uses signal words like: to illustrate, characteristics of, an example, for instance.
What is description?
400
The _____________ of an article or piece of nonfiction can often lead the reader to the author's purpose.
What is the main idea?
400
These help readers understand what a section will be about.
What are headings?
400
When using context clues, ____________ is one way to check if the "unlocked meaning" makes sense.
What is substitution? (try substituting what you think a word means for the word in the text, seeing if your guess makes sense given the context)
500
This type of nonfiction often has text features like glossaries, pictures with captions, sidebars, and headings and subheadings.
What is informational text?
500
The text structure that uses signal words like: the question is, to solve this, one reason for the problem is, one answer to this is.
What is problem and solution?
500
After determining the author's purpose and identifying the main idea of a piece of nonfiction, good readers __________ about the topic at hand.
What is draw conclusions?
500
These help readers understand more information about important parts.
What are inserts and sidebars?
500
One good test taking strategy when you are unsure of the correct answer.
What is process of elimination (try eliminating answers you know for sure are incorrect)?