It is found at the front of a text or text book and tells you where to find things based on the order of the book.
What is a table of contents?
100
This type of text structure can go by two different names. They mean almost the same thing but not exactly.
What are chronological and sequence?
100
Every non-fiction text has one of these and it is supported by details.
What is the main idea?
100
True or False: Mrs. Mosteller expects me to turn in my EOG testing booklet completely blank. My answer sheet is the only thing that should be written on.
False.
100
A story about someone's life.
What is a biography?
200
The bolded words above paragraphs in a non-fiction text.
What are sub-headings or sub-title?
200
This text structure explains an issue and one or more ways of how that issue could be fixed.
What is problem & solution?
200
This is something not explicitly states in the text, but something the reader can figure out based on the context clues and details from the text.
What is an inference?
200
True or False: Mrs. Mosteller thinks that if I don't know the answer to a question, I should leave it blank.
False.
200
The root audi- means...
Something to do with ears or hearing.
300
The words under a photo/image/picture that explain what is being shown.
What is a caption?
300
This text structure talks about something that happened because of something else.
What is cause & effect?
300
This is like a shortened version of the text that covers the main points of the text.
What is a summary?
300
The best way to get to an answer if you have no idea.
What is process of elimination? Cross out the ones you know aren't right to give yourself a better chance.
300
Something that is proven and true.
What is a fact?
400
It is found at the end of a text or book and lists the topics of the book in alphabetical order, and the pages you can find those topics on.
What is an index?
400
This text structure talks about how things are alike and or different.
What is compare & contrast?
400
This is a text feature you might find with a chronological or sequence text.
What is a timeline?
400
What 2 things do I do when trying to find the meaning of a new word?
Use context clues: read the sentences around the words to try and figure out what the word probably means.
Substitute: put the answer choices in place of the word in the sentence to see if it makes sense.
400
The root -chron means...
Time.
500
The three type of texts that show a word in a passage is important.
What are bolded, italicized and highlighted words?
500
This text structure focuses on facts and details about a topic.
What is description?
500
This is a type of writing where they author writes about something from his or her point of view and it includes feelings and emotions.
What is opinion?
500
This type of account is written by someone who was at the event and saw it happen themselves.