Text Structure
Three examples of a text structure
compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, generalization, sequence/chronological, description
Just fill out this form, drop it off at the school store, and listen to the announcements every morning.
In which word does -ment have the same meaning as it does in announcement.
cement OR monument OR element OR judgment
judgment
Explain the 50/50 strategy
eliminate 2 and then put m for maybe next to the other 2 answers. choose from the 2 maybes
Where do you find out the setting, character and initial conflict?
in the exposition
What is the definition of hyperbole?
an exaggeration
similar, alike different, in contrast - these are all transition words for which nonfiction structure?
compare and contrast
What is a synonym?
two words that mean the same thing
What are three different ways the main idea can be asked on a test?
What is the topic?
What is a good heading?
What is the story all about?
What is the main idea?
What is a good summary?
What is a plot?
series of events in the story
Maggie and Millie and Molly and May went down to play.
What is the poetic device used?
alliteration
What text structure is this paragraph:
A chimpanzee's body is made for climbing and swinging in the trees. First, it uses its long arms to reach a branch. Next, with its flexible hands and feet, it grabs and hooks on to the branch. Finally, it swings from that branch to another branch of a tree.
chronological order.
What is the difference between first and third person?
first person the narrator is in the story and third person the narrator is looking in at the story.
When you are asked about the author's purpose, what would be synonyms for persuade, inform, entertain?
persuade - convince
inform - explain
entertain - fun
a drawing intended to explain how something works or the relation between the parts is called what?
diagram
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
simile uses like or as to compare two things and metaphor does not
Which text structure is this paragraph frame:
The reason why______ happened was because of _____. If ______________hadn't happened, then ________. Due to __________occurring, ______. This explains why______________.
Cause and effect
What is the difference between a biography, autobiography and a memoir?
a biography is someone's life story written by someone else, an autobiography is a life story written by the person and a memoir is one part of a person's life.
Why is stamina important when taking a test?
It helps you finish the test.
pages at the back of the book that tell where to find important topics in the book is called what?
index
What is dialogue?
conversation between two people
What text structure is the following paragraph:
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to fix this problem. Otherwise chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down.
Problem solution
What is the difference between a suffix and a prefix?
suffix is at the end and a prefix is at the beginning
Name 3 executive function skills that are important when you take a test.
impulse control, working memory,
The clouds are cotton balls in the sky.
This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor
How are an atlas and a thesaurus different?
atlas is where you look up places and a thesaurus is where you look up synonyms