Definitions
what the whole text or paragraph is mostly about
Central Idea
This text feature tells you the title of a section and helps you know what it’s about.
Heading
This is a one-word answer to the question, "What is the text about?"
Topic
A text that explains how two things are alike and different uses this structure.
Compare and Contrast
This type of figurative language says one thing is another thing.
Metaphor
What reasons, details, or examples does the author give to support
Supporting Details (key details)
This is a small piece of text under a picture that explains what the picture is about.
Caption
What is the main idea of this passage?
Chickens can be useful as pets, as they provide eggs that can be eaten. However, chickens must be taken care of carefully. If you have a chicken, you must make sure that they have plenty of food and water. Also, their chicken coop must be cleaned regularly, and their eggs collected! Eating potato skins or chocolate can be fatal for chickens, so make sure your chickens avoid these two foods!
Chickens must be taken care of if you keep one as a pet.
A text that lists steps or events in the order they happen uses this structure.
Chronological or Time Order
Words like buzz, bang, and sizzle are examples of this.
Onomatopoeia
are groups of sentences that share a common idea.
paragraph
This is a simple drawing that helps explain how something works or what it looks like
Diagram
What is the main idea of this passage?
Women’s gymnastics is a very popular sport to watch during the Olympics. The athletes complete on 4 different events: uneven bars, balance beam, vault, and floor. While the women’s floor routine is to music, the uneven bars, balance beam, and vault are not to music. They train for several hours a day for years to be ready to compete at the Olympics.
Women gymnasts and the different events they will compete in at the Olympics
A science article explaining why an animal’s habitat is disappearing uses this text structure.
Cause and Effect
This is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words, often found in poems.
Rhyme
a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people
idiom
This text feature shows a visual layout of where places are located, like countries or roads.
Map
If the main idea isn't stated directly, you must do this to figure it out.
Infer
A story about a neighborhood flood and how the town fixed it uses this structure.
problem and solution
The pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry is called this.
rhythm
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alliteration
This is a special diagram that shows events in the order they happened.
Timeline
What is the main idea of this passage?
Miniature dachshunds are wonderful to have as pets. They are very playful, cute, and loving. Since they do not leave hair everywhere and are easy to clean up after. Also, their small size means They don’t take up very much space.
Miniature dachshunds are wonderful to have as pets
Words like for example, such as, and in addition suggest this text structure.
Descriptive
"The hummingbird's beak is a slender straw, specially shaped for sipping sweet nectar."
The author uses alliteration to emphasize...
a. how sharp the bird's beak is
b. that birds use their beaks for many purposes
c. how the hummingbird's beak is perfectly shaped for sipping nectar
d. that a pelican's beak helps it scoop up fish
C- how the hummingbird's beak is perfectly shaped for sipping nectar