Text Features
What are captions?
Short sentences that are found under a picture and tell us about the photo.
What does the cold cause the water to do?
Freeze
The prefix re- means -
Again
Where is a key normally found on a map?
In a corner or open space.
What does it mean when you put -ing at the end of a verb?
That action is happening in the present.
What are headings?
Headings are found at the top of different sections of texts and tell us what that section will be about.
What is the effect of adding salt to icy roads?
The ice melts.
The suffix -ful means
Full of
explains what the symbols, colors, and lines on a map represent
Read the sentence below:
Sarah was running down the hallway.
When was Sarah running?
The day before
Later that afternoon
At that time
What text feature is found in the story Fresh Water, Salt Water?
Bullet points.
What do you think the effect of the experiment will be?
Fresh water will freeze faster than salt water.
Read the sentence below:
After taking a sip of water, she could feel her body rehydrate.
What does the word rehydrate mean?
To hydrate again.
What information does a map give us?
It tells us where things can be found.
Elderly American ladies leaning on their canes listed toward me like towers of Pisa.
In the line above, what are the lady's canes being compared to?
The tower of pisa
What is the first step for the experiment in the story?
Fil a cup half full of water.
What do you think caused the author to conduct the experiment?
They were curious about which type of water freezes faster.
Read the sentence below:
As she was cleaning her room, Amanda decided to arrange her stuffed animals on her shelf.
What does the word arrange mean?
To put in a specific place.
Where is the mountain located on the map?
What do you call someone that you like to hang out with?
Friend
If you could make a heading for the section of bullet points what would it be?
Ms. Thompson decides if the answer is acceptable.
Answers may vary.
What causes the freezing point of water to rise?
Adding salt.
Gavin stepped back, and looked at the banner for the new club with pride. It had taken him a long time to hang it just right, and he had never felt more proud.
What does the word banner mean?
A piece of paper or cloth with a slogan on it.
Where is the ferry located?
In the bottom center of the map.
If there is a water bottle that belongs to someone else, you would say, that is ____ water bottle.
Their