Text Features
This text feature is created by a camera.
What is a photograph?
This is made after reading the title of the passage.
What is a prediction?
Joseph had worked for over a month preparing his car for the big derby race. He was proud of how his car had turned out and knew he could win the race. When Saturday arrived, Joseph took out his car and looked around at all of the other competitor’s cars. His stomach began to hurt and he asked his mom if they could race another day.
How did Joseph’s feelings about the race change?
A. Joseph was happy about his car and then became mad that other cars were better than his.
B. Joseph was excited about the race and then became nervous once he saw the other cars.
C. Joseph was ready to race but then he got sick and just wanted to go home.
B. Joseph was excited about the race and then became nervous once he saw the other cars.
This genre tells a story of imaginary events or people.
What is fiction?
Snow white's skin was as light as snow.
Which definition of the word light is used in this sentence?
A. Very little weight
B. lack of color
C. showing brightness
B. lack of color
This text feature is usually drawn or painted.
What is an illustration?
This method is used when trying to find the synonym, or another word with the same meaning, of a vocabulary word.
What is the P.I.N (Plug It In) method?
Molly’s teacher had assigned her class 15 math problems to complete before they could go outside for recess. Molly asked to go to the bathroom. When she returned, her pencil broke and needed to be sharpened. Then, she was cold and had to go get her coat. The teacher’s buzzer went off and Molly had only answered 3 of the 15 problems.
What can you tell from the passage about Molly?
A. Molly did not want to do her math assignment.
B. Molly wanted to go outside to play.
C. Molly is a very busy student.
A. Molly did not want to do her math assignment.
This genre contains lines and stanzas.
What is poetry?
Snow White had fair skin as white as snow.
Which synonym of the word fair is used in the sentence?
A. carnival
B. honest
C. beautiful
C. beautiful
This text feature is used to begin a poem or passage and sometimes gives a clue as to what it will be about.
What is a title?
This is what you use when a question contains the word "imagine."
What are the 5 senses?
Eric loves library day. He knows where all of the different types of books are located. His classmates sometimes ask Eric to recommend a book to read. Historical fiction is his favorite, but sometimes he likes to read scary stories too.
What can you tell from the passage about Eric?
A. Eric just started reading books this year.
B. Eric wants to be a writer when he grows up.
C. Eric has been reading books for a long time.
A. Eric has been reading books for a long time.
This genre gives information about something in real life. (i.e. the Titanic)
What is informational text?
Jill had a very fancy appearance in her new dress and shoes.
Another word for appearance is?
A. smell
B. look
C. job
B. look
This text feature is usually placed underneath a photograph describing who is in the photo and what they are doing.
What is a caption?
This hashtag is used to annotate the emotions of the characters of the paragraph.
What is #Feel?
Dad came home with some awful news today. He had been offered a new job in a big city. My friends and baseball team raced through my head as I tried to hold back the tears. I wouldn’t know anyone in a new city. Who would I play with? Where would I play baseball?
What can you tell from the passage about the author?
A. The author is mad at his dad.
B. The author is happy to meet new friends.
C. The author is worried about moving.
C. The author is worried about moving
This genre retells events from the life of a real person.
Not many people learn to water ski on their initial try. Most people have to try again.
Another word for initial is?
A. first
B. best
C. last
A. first
This text feature is used to label different sections of a story or passage.
What is a heading?
This hashtag is used to annotate or write who was in the paragraph and what happened.
What is #Know?
We traveled deeper underground following our tour guide to the place where miners used to mine for gold. It was cold, dark, and damp in the cave. There wasn’t much room to walk and the cave seemed to go on forever. Suddenly out of the darkness, bats flew out above our heads! I held Mom’s hand tightly and tried not to scream.
What can you tell from the passage about the author?
A. The author is excited.
B. The author is scared.
C. The author is upset.
B. The author is scared.
This genre tells a story that teaches a lesson and can change from one culture to another.
What is a folktale?
"and I knew I could fly wherever I pleased."
In this line pleased means -
A. looked
B. described
C. wanted
D. visited
C. wanted