Text Features
What do we call the name of a text?
the title
The subject is also known as the (person, place, or thing) of the sentence.
noun
How many words is the topic of a text?
1 or 2
Which genre is usually set in the future and involves lots of technology?
science fiction
What are the 3 author's purposes?
persuade, inform, entertain
What are drawings of images called?
illustrations
The predicate is the action, which is what type of word?
verb
Where is the main idea of a passage located?
the beginning
Which genre usually involves solving a crime?
mystery
What is the author's purpose of this?
Tommy shivered under the covers. He was too afraid to peek out after he heard his door squeak open. Something had felt off all night, and he couldn't sleep. He had started feeling nervous when his older brother told him about the little girl who had died in their house a hundred years ago.
entertain
What type of font is number 2?
1. some text
2. some text
italics
Is this sentence a run-on or a fragment?
The dog who.
What are the sentences that back up the main idea called?
supporting details
Which genre is this?
A girl has a dream about meeting a flapper from the 1920s.
historical fiction
Which purpose uses facts and statistics in its writing?
inform
What is a smaller section of a text called?
heading
Is this sentence a run-on or fragment?
Cake is my favorite food it is delicious.
Run-on
What is the topic of this passage?
What kind of chores do you have? There are many chores people have to do to keep their living space clean. One important chore is taking out the trash. If you don't take out the trash, your house might get stinky. Another important chore is vacuuming. Vacuuming is necessary to avoid a build up of dirt, dust, and hair. Finally, everyone should wash the dishes. You need to wash dishes so you don't run out of clean dishes to use.
chores
Which genre is this?
A girl named Hannah bonds with her stepbrother as he helps her train to make her school's basketball team.
realistic fiction
Which purpose uses sensory details and emotion in its writing?
entertain
The table of _______________ lists all the chapters in a book.
contents
Along with a FANBOYS word, what else do you have to put in a run-on sentence to fix it?
a comma
What is the main idea of this passage?
What kind of chores do you have? There are many chores people have to do to keep their living space clean. One important chore is taking out the trash. If you don't take out the trash, your house might get stinky. Another important chore is vacuuming. Vacuuming is necessary to avoid a build up of dirt, dust, and hair. Finally, everyone should wash the dishes. You need to wash dishes so you don't run out of clean dishes to use.
There are many chores people have to do to keep their living space clean.
Which genre is this?
A group of teenagers are stranded on a deserted island after their boat got taken away in a storm.
adventure
Which author's purpose is this?
Plastic bags are bad for the environment. They take hundreds of thousands of years to decompose, and sometimes animals can eat them and get very sick. Instead, you should use reusable cloth bags when you go grocery shopping. If we stop using plastic bags, the world will be a better place!
persuade