Text Features
Cynthia doesn’t understand what’s going on in a picture in her book. What can she do?
Look in the table of contents
Look for a graph
Read the caption
Stare at it for three minutes
What is C, read the caption?
Read the following passage.
The ability to vote is one of the most important rights in a democracy. People should be able to vote easily, and voting laws should be written to make sure that the largest number of people are able to vote. Voting stations should be easy to get to and should be open early enough and late enough so that everyone has time to vote.
What is the subject of the passage?
The ability to vote
The ability to vote is an important right.
Voting stations should be easy to get to.
People should be able to vote easily.
What is A, The ability to vote?
When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you ________.
What is infer?
In a text with a sequence text structure, the author______.
describes a topic and its characteristics.
tells about events in the order they happened.
explains how things are similar and different.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
What is B, tells about events in the order they happened?
When an author's purpose is to inform, the text will include mostly ________.
Opinions
Funny or imaginary details
Characters and a setting
facts
What is D, facts?
In the book she's reading, Peyton sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. This is a ________.
Diagram
Table
Caption
Vocabulary word
What is A, diagram?
Which of the following is an example of a main idea of a book?
Blaze, a dog who fights fires
I read a story about Dodger, a police dog.
Avengers is my favorite comic book hero.
Super Sumo is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York.
What is D, Super Sumo is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York?
From the magazine heading “YOUNG SCIENTIST MAGAZINE: Amazing Inventions” and the title of the article “A Light In The Dark”, the reader can infer that the article will contain information about a __________
Source of light designed by a young person
New product that is available for young people to buy
Problem that a young person has recently overcome
Way that young people can provide help to others in need
What is A, Source of light designed by a young person?
In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author
explains something that happened and the reasons why.
tells about events in the order they happened.
explains how things are similar and different.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
What is C, explains how things are similar and different?
The author’s main purpose is not to entertain in which of the following?
A story
A cookbook
A comic book
A movie
What is B, a cookbook?
A graph or chart ________.
Explains a photograph
Provides additional description in words
Displays and organizes facts and numbers
Shows you all the photographs a book contains.
What is C, Displays and organizes facts and numbers?
Which question would be MOST helpful for figuring out the main idea of a book?
What is the main thing the author wants to say?
Who is the author?
What is my opinion?
What else do I know about the subject?
What is A. What is the main thing the author wants to say?
It is snowing. Your friend Amanda is coming to spend the night. She texts you that she's on her way but will be late. What is the best inference you could make?
Amanda is doing her homework.
Amanda is babysitting her brother.
Traffic is slow due to the weather.
Amanda can’t come to your house.
What is C, Traffic is slow due to the weather?
In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author
explains something that happened and the reasons why.
tells about events in the order they happened.
describes a topic and its characteristics.
describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
What is A, explains something that happened and the reasons why?
Choose the author's main purpose(s) in the passage below.
"Run to your nearest toy store and buy the Lazy Crazy Scooter today! Give your tired feet a rest as you zip through town in style on this motorized scooter. It's the best, craziest scooter around!”
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
To persuade, inform, and entertain
What is A, to persuade?
Matthew is writing a report on Italian food. He finds a book titled “Foods of the World.” He opens to Chapter 2 on page 12 and reads the word “Spain” in large letters. Further down on the page, he reads the word “Northern Spain ” in smaller letters. Page 12 of Matthew’s book ________.
Had no text features
Had a diagram but no other text features
Had a table of contents only
Had a heading and subheading
What is D, Had a heading and subheading?
The main idea of a book is “plants need sunlight to grow.” Which of these is a detail that supports the main idea?
My favorite kind of plant is the Venus Fly Trap.
There are many different species of plants on the Earth.
Plants that get more sunlight grow taller than plants that sit in the dark.
Jessica sat in the sun and looked at her garden.
What is C. Plants that get more sunlight grow taller than plants that sit in the dark?
Your father is wearing a rain coat. When he comes inside, he puts down an umbrella. The best inference you could make is that ________.
He is picking your sister up from school.
He needs to go grocery shopping.
It is raining outside.
It is May.
What is C, It is raining outside?
Identify the main text structure in the passage below:
Many students in the US say that they've been bullied at school. Natalie Hampton is a high school student who was bullied a lot in middle school. She often had no one to sit with at lunch. So she created a phone app called "Sit With Us." This app lets students sign up and post when there are free seats at their lunch tables. These students have promised to be kind to those who come sit with them. Hampton hopes her app will help students find people to sit with without fear of being bullied.
Description
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
What is B, Problem and Solution?
Choose the author’s main purpose(s) in this passage:
The evil monster loomed above Ella, Kai and Jerome. It was taller than the Empire State Building, and it had green, scaly skin. Sparks flew out of its ears as it raised its fist. Ella took a deep breath. "Are you ready?" she asked her friends.
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
To persuade, inform, and entertain
What is C, to entertain
Matthew decides to skip the chapter about Spain in his book. He turns to Chapter 3 on Italian food. He begins reading. Which of the following is most likely true?
Matthew will have to read chapter 2 later in order to write his report.
Matthew is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs.
Matthew is reading the book from cover to cover.
Matthew is not using text features correctly to help him find the information he needs.
What is B, Matthew is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs?
Which sentence gives you the BEST clue about the main idea of this paragraph?
Insects are called "bugs" because they bother people. Some bugs are very helpful to farmers and other people. Some farmers buy ladybugs for their farms. Ladybugs eat other insects that eat crops. Farmers want the crops to grow. Some spiders also eat bugs that eat plants. Another bug that helps people is the honeybee. They don't eat plant-eating bugs, but bees pollinate flowers so that they grow. They also make honey, a natural sugar that many people love to eat.
Insects are called ”bugs” because they bother people.
Some bugs are very helpful to farmers and other people.
Some farmers buy ladybugs for their farms.
Another bug that helps people is the honeybee
What is B, Some bugs are very helpful to farmers and other people?
Tyrell is camping alone. It is dry and windy out. He falls asleep in his tent near the blazing campfire. What is the best inference you could make?
There will be a hurricane.
Someone will stop by.
An animal will leap into the flames.
The fire may spread.
What is D, The fire may spread?
Identify the main text structure in the passage below:
A river is a large natural stream of flowing water. The source of a river is the place where the river starts. This is usually the highest point in the river. Many rivers begin in springs, places where underground water flows to the Earth’s surface. Some rivers begin in melting glaciers high up in the mountains or in lakes.
Sequence
Description
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
What is B, Description?
Read the passage below. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose(s)?
Painol is the best new medicine to make headaches go away. Headaches can be caused by changes in chemicals and nerves in your head. This sends a message to your brain that causes you to feel pain. Painol blocks these messages, which helps the pain go away. If you want to squash your headaches, ask your doctor about Painol today.
To persuade and to inform
To entertain and to persuade
To inform and to entertain
To persuade
What is A, to persuade and to inform?