Text Features
Genres of Literature
Strategies
Frequently Used EOG Words I
Frequently Used EOG Words II
100
These are words that are written darker than other words.
What is "bold print" or "bold words"
100
A selection that is not necessarily true, and the general purpose is to entertain.
What is fiction or realistic fiction?
100

What does the S stand for in the SQRA strategy?

What is "Scan"?

100
This word means to convince a person to do something
What is "persuade"?
100
This is a type of figurative language that compares two things using the words "like" or "as".
What is "similie"?
200
This feature appears at the back of the book and gives the definitions of key words.
What is the "glossary"
200
A selection that is true and gives facts and information.
What is non-fiction?
200

What does the Q stand for in the SQRA strategy?

What are "questions"?

200
A piece of information that supports a conclusion.
What is "evidence"?
200
This is a statement that can be proven to be true.
What is a "fact"?
300
This feature gives more information about a picture or photograph in the text.
What is "caption"
300
The story of a person’s life as written by another person.
What is a biography?
300

What does the R and the A stand for in the SQRA strategy?

What is "Read and Answer"?

300
A statement that shows how a person feels about something.
What is an "opinion"?
300
This is the general feeling the reader gets when reading a selection.
What is "mood" or "tone"?
400
This feature appears at the beginning of a section and gives the reader an idea of what the section may be about.
What is "heading"
400
A type of writing that is usually preformed; another word for a play.
What is drama?
400

What EXACTLY does selective highlighting mean?

What is "highlighting only important parts of the text"?

400
This is what the story is mainly or mostly about.
What is "main idea"?
400
This is the part of the story where the problem is fixed.
What is "solution" or "resolution"?
500
This feature shows a sequence of events in the order they occurred.
What is "timeline"
500
Written steps that the reader follows in order to prepare a type of food.
What is a recipe?
500

What is it called when you write summaries of each paragraph?

What is "Annotate"?

500
This is the message the author wants the reader to understand.
What is "theme"?
500
These are words that have opposite meanings.
What are "antonyms"?
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