What is the Organizational Pattern?
Recognizing the Text Features
Words that Signal
Modifiers
Conjunctions
100
I show similarities and differences between things.
What is compare and contrast?
100
Which text feature is seen below? Why is that text feature used?
The text feature used is bold. It tells the reader that "wetlands" is important in the passage.
100
As a result, consequently, due to, since
What is "cause and effect"?
100
Which modifier below best completes the sentence?
sneakily/quickly/urgently
The student wanted to finish her homework _________.
What is "quickly"?
100
Select the appropriate coordinating conjunction (for/and/nor/but/or/yet/so) to complete the sentence below:
Nurse Kelly ___________ Nurse Cole changed the patient's bandages.
What is "and"?
200
I say that what is true of a few members of the group is true of everyone.
What is generalization?
200
Which text feature is used below? What does this tell the reader?
The text feature used is heading. It tells the reader what the passage is about.
200
First, then, next, lastly
What is "sequence"?
200
Select the appropriate modifier to complete the sentence below:
beautiful/badly/very
The classroom was ______________ noisy.
What is "very"?
200
Select the appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence below:
while/because/unless/till
Royce peeled a blood orange and ate the juicy filling ______________ he waited for Jean.
What is "while"?
300
I tell things in the time order in which they took place.
What is chronological order?
300
The picture below is a portion of which type of text feature? Why does the reader use this text feature?
It is a glossary. Readers use a glossary to find the meaning of important words in a textbook.
300
The question is, issues, to solve it, the answer is
What is "problem/solution"?
300
Select the appropriate modifier to complete the sentence below:
green/beautifully/very
He quickly threw on his _____________ shirt.
What is "green"?
300
Select the appropriate coordinating conjunction (for/and/nor/but/or/yet/so) to complete the sentence below:
Dr. Kelly wasn't sure how to perform the surgery _____________ she knew that she needed to try.
What is "yet"?
400
I give you a list.
What is enumeration?
400
What text feature is shown below? What is the purpose of this type of text feature?
This is a diagram. It shows the reader the parts of what is being shown.
400
Begins with, after that, in order to, following that
What is "process"?
400
Which modifier below best completes the sentence?
stealthy/slowly/old
The cat walked on the ________________windowsill.
What is "old"?
400
Select the appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence below:
although/when/where/if
Amari ran into a cavern ____________ the sandstorm started.
What is "when"?
500
I tell you the features and characteristics of a topic.
What is description?
500
What type of text feature is being shown below? How does this help the reader?
This is a timeline. It shows the reader the order in which things took place.
500
Refers to, described as, in other words, known as
What is "concept/definition"?
500
Select the appropriate modifier to complete the sentence below:
wrongly/good/hard
She answered the question ______________.
What is "wrongly"?
500
Select the appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence below:
wherever/until/as if/since
Hector decided to leave in the middle of the night ____________ the sun was so deadly during the day
What is "since"?