Text Features
Whats the name of this text feature?
Trees................................p.1
Flowers............................p.5
Plants..............................p.9
Table of contents
Ana and Sofia both love outdoor activities. Since Ana lives in California, she swims alot. Shes thinking about joining the swim team. Sofia lives in Vermont and shes the best skier in her class.
What is one difference between Ana and Sofia?
A. Ana can not swim as well as Sofia
B. Both girls are good at skiing
C. Ana swims and Sofia Skies
D. Both girls live in California
C. Ana swims and Sofia Skies
Astronauts are heros. You have to be brace to be an astronaut. Going into space has many risks. Astronauts are willing to face those risks.
What's the authors opinion?
Astronauts are heros
Great Danes are the best dogs in the world. Even though they're very large, they make good pets for people living in apartments because they don't move around much.
What is the author's purpose?
A. To persuade the reader to get a great dane.
B. To share information about big dogs
C. To entertain about great danes.
A. To persuade the reader to get a great dane.
Honey bees communicate with each other. They can tell other bees where to find food. Honey bees return to the hive and do a dance that lets the other bees know where the food is located at.
What is the main idea of this selection?
A. Honey bees can talk to other bees.
B. Honey bees fly far to get food.
C. Honey bees dance to communicate
D. Honey bees always return to the hive.
C. Honey bees dance to communicate
What is the name of this text feature?
A:
Ants p.3
Apples p.5
Art p.1
B:
Bats p.10
Bees p.6
Bugs p.11
Index
Some jobs provide services. Teachers and police officers are examples of jobs that serve the public. Other jobs produce goods. A baker creates yummy desserts to eat.
How are teachers and police officers alike?
A. Both jobs produce goods, not services.
B. Both jobs work with only adults.
C. Both jobs serve the public.
D. Both jobs make yummy deserts.
C. Both jobs serve the public.
Gift cards make excellent presents. Many times, it is hard to think of a good gift for someone. You don't want to buy something they already have or do not like. Giving a gift card allows the person to make their own choice.
Gift cards make excellent presents.
Horses come in all kinds of colors. A dark brown horse with black legs is called a pony. A horse that is the color of a new penny is called a sorrel. If a horse has large black and white patches of color, it called a paint.
What was the authors purpose of this selection?
A. To persuade the readers to buy colorful horses
B. To inform the readers about different horse colors
C. To Entertain the readers about horse back riding
B. To inform the readers about different horse colors
Every living thing needs food. Plants make their own food. Some animals eat plants and some eat other animals. Human beings eat both plants and animals.
What is the main idea of this selection?
A. Animals like to eat other animals
B. All Living things need some type of food.
C. Plants and humans make their own food.
D. Humans eat plants and animals.
B. All Living things need some type of food.
What is the name of this text feature?
apple:fruit that grows on trees
bear:an animal that lives in the woods
cut:to tear or break apart
Glossary
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He led the soldiers during the american revolution. Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president. He served during the Civil War.
Contrast Washington and Lincoln.
A. Both were presidents
B. Both were involved with war
C. Washington was never an army leader.
D. Washington was the 1st president and Lincoln was the 16th president
D. Washington was the 1st president and Lincoln was the 16th president
Visiting a library makes you smarter. Libraries have books abouy so many topics. It's like being able to open up your brain and pour in information about anything that interests you.
What is the authors opinion?
Visiting a library makes you smarter
The rabbit challenged the turtle to a race. There was no way the turtle could win, so the rabbit took a nap in the middle of the race. By the time he woke up, it was too late! The turtle had won!
What is the authors purpose?
A. To persuade the readers to take daily naps.
B. To share information about turtles and rabbits
C. To entertain readers with an amusing story
D. To share information about animal racing
C. To entertain readers with an amusing story
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. His first great invention was the phonograph, a machine that could record sounds. He also made the motion picture camera, and a useable electric light bulb.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Thomas Edison was an inventor
B. Thomas Edison was an excellent student.
C. Thomas Edison is the reason music can be recorded.
D. Thomas Edison began inventing as a child.
A. Thomas Edison was an inventor
What is a diagram?
A drawing that illustrates or visually explains a thing or idea by outlining the parts.
Penguins are birds that cannot fly. They live in the Antarctica. They find fish in the sea to eat. Female penguins lay eggs. The father keeps the egg warm.
Polar bears are mammals. The polar bear’s home is the North Pole. They eat seals from the icy water. The female polar bear gives birth and takes care of her cubs.
How are penguins and polar bears alike?
They both live in cold areas.
Scrambled eggs are the best. They are light and fluffy and easy to make. Some ways to cook eggs leave the yolks runny. That ooze can shift in your plate and get into your bacon or on your toast. They don't flow all over your plate.
What is the authors opinion?
Scrambled eggs are the best
A story about a magical horse that could fly. When someone rode this horse, their dreams and wishes come true.
What is the authors purpose?
To entertain
The Moon orbits around Earth. It takes the moon 27 days to make one trip around Earth. This is one orbit. During this time, the Moon’s appearance viewed from Earth keeps changing. Sometimes, it appears as a full circle (Full Moon). At other times, it looks like it has been cut in half! The Moon orbits around Earth very closely. It’s gravity pulls on Earth. This affects the water on Earth by creating tides.
What is the main idea of this selection?
The moon orbits around the earth.
What is a caption?
An explanation for a picture
The Statue of Liberty is an American symbol. The statue represents freedom. Many people call the statue Lady Liberty. She is located in New York City on an island.
The Liberty Bell is a symbol of the United States of America. It represents independence. The Liberty Bell is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was made in London, England. It was brought to America in 1752.
Whats is the difference between the statue of libery and the liberty bell?
The liberty bell represents independence and the statue represents freedom.
Art classes in school should be longer. Students could do bigger and better projects if they had more time. They could explore more forms of art. They could also study more famous artists. Art teachers would have more chances to show techniques. Students would have more time to practice techniques.
Whats the authors opinion?
Art classes in school should be longer
A man wrote a story in the local newspaper telling aboput the need to recycle in the community. He gave reasons why recycling is important and ways it can be done easily.
To persuade
Today, I ate the most delicious pizza! The pizza was layered with all of my favorite toppings. The pepperoni was crispy and spicy. Sitting right next to the pepperoni were the soft slices of mushroom. Its spongy texture made every bite enjoyable. Black olives gave a salty yet wonderful flavor to every bite. Rich mozzarella cheese blanketed the whole pizza. This mouthwatering pizza was the best pizza I’ve ever had. I hope to have again soon!
What is the main idea of this selection?
The author ate the most delicious pizza!