Text Structures
This refers to the organization of a nonfiction text.
What is text structure?
This is described as what the passage is mostly about.
What is main idea?
In the following clip, what are the judge's view of Alexander's dish?
Answers will vary, but should relate to the judges enjoying Alexander's dish.
Used to help locate information in the book and see how everything is organized.
What is table of contents?
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word within a book. These clues may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers or it may follow in the next sentence.
What are context clues?
This text structure describes similarities and differences between people, place, or things.
What is compare and contrast?
The specific statements support the main idea.
What are supporting/key details?
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
What is bias?
A list of key terms and definitions in alphabetical order.
What is a glossary?
A synonym for displaced in the following sentence.
Like raccoons, many other wild animals can be displaced when neighborhoods are built. Deer, skunks, foxes, and opossums also lose their homes.
A.) Admit B.) Evict C.)Take In D.)Remain
What is B.) Evict?
The text structure used in the following clip.
What is chronological order?
Which sentence from the following passage best demonstrates the passage's main idea?
Milk is the perfect beverage for many different reasons. Almost all babies begin their lives by drinking milk! You can even add a little bit of chocolate syrup to it to make chocolate milk. Have you ever dipped an Oreo into milk? It is the best! Milk is also used in many different recipes and to make delicious milkshakes. Our world would be so different without this perfect drink!
What is, "Milk is the perfect beverage for many different reasons?"
Which statement proves the author’s position is that Italian food is fattening.
A.) The author writes that pasta has too many carbs and cheese includes too many fat calories. B.)The author writes about the many types of pasta and cheeses available in Italian food.
A.) The author writes that pasta has too many carbs and cheese includes too many fat calories.
The purpose of this text feature is help readers locate specific information in the text by alphabetically listing the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers.
What is an index?
Which is an antonym for the word distinct in the following sentence?
Crabs have a distinct sideways walk, which is different than other sea creatures.
A.) Different B.) Unique C.) Similar D.) One of a kind
What is C.) Similar?
The text structure used to convey information in the following clip.
What is compare and contrast?
Read the following passage. Which sentence best demonstrates a supporting/key detail?
A blizzard is a weather event that occurs most often during the wintertime. Blizzards occur when there are very low temperatures, high winds, and a severe snowstorm. Oftentimes, schools and other workplaces are closed during blizzards, and it can be very dangerous to travel during a blizzard. Blizzards are major snow events!
A.)Blizzards occur when there are very low temperatures, high winds, and a severe snowstorm. B.)Blizzards C.) A blizzard is a weather event that occurs most often during the wintertime.
A.)Blizzards occur when there are very low temperatures, high winds, and a severe snowstorm.
Which of the following sentences best describes the author's bias in the video clip?
A.) "Dawn is the senior trainer here at Shamu Stadium B.)What happened to her, could have happened to anyone C.) When Tilikum arrived at SeaWorld, he was twice as large as the next animal D.) All whales in captivity are all psychologically traumatized.
D.) All whales in captivity are all psychologically traumatized.
In an article describing the battles of the Revolutionary War, this visual representation helps the reader visualize the location of each battle.
What is a map?
Warning: The following sentence contains a nonsense word.
Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun! What does lodining mean?