Text Features
This text feature, usually found at the beginning of a book, lists chapters and their page numbers.
What is table of contents?
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
Which text structure is used in a passage that explains how two things are alike and different?
What is compare and contrast?
Double Jeopardy:
Facts or information presented in a text to explain a topic.
What are events?
True or False: The central idea is always stated in the first sentence of a passage.
What is false?
Double Jeopardy:
This text feature provides definitions for important words and is usually found at the end of a book.
What is a glossary?
Identify the figurative language in this sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
An article explains how too much screen time can cause eye strain, headaches, and trouble sleeping. Which text structure is used?
What is cause and effect?
A person in a biography focuses on this nonfiction element.
What is individual?
The central idea of a passage is also known as this.
What is main idea?
What text feature would best help a reader understand data or compare information visually?
What is a chart, graph, or diagram?
"I've told you a million times!" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
Double Jeopardy:
The text structure of a passage that describes how to build a birdhouse, listing steps in a specific order.
What is sequence?
I, me, my, we, and us are examples of this point of view.
What is 1st person point of view?
Which detail best supports the central idea of a passage about recycling?
a) Many people throw plastic bottles in the trash.
b) Recycling helps reduce waste in landfills.
c) Some animals live in forests.
A student is reading an article about volcanoes and sees a section titled “The Dangers of Eruptions” in large, bold letters. What is this text feature called, and how does it help the reader?
Hint: You must answer both parts!
What is a heading, and it helps by organizing information and signaling what the section is about?
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
a) The clouds are like cotton candy.
b) The classroom was a zoo.
c) The rain danced on the roof.
What is b?
A biography about a famous inventor's life follows which text structure?
What is chronological order?
A news article that explains what happened during a major earthquake is focused on this nonfiction element.
What is an event?
Double Jeopardy:
To find the central idea, you should ask yourself: "What is the passage mostly about?" Name one other question you can ask.
What is "What does the author want me to learn?"
Bold, italic, or underlined words in a passage help readers by doing this.
What is drawing attention to important information?
Double Jeopardy:
Identify the two types of figurative language in this sentence:
"The thunder roared like a hungry lion as the storm devoured the sky."
What is personification and simile?
A news article describes the challenges of pollution in major cities and then provides ideas for reducing air pollution.
What is problem and solution?
An informational text about the importance of renewable energy is centered around this nonfiction element.
What is concept?
A student reads a passage about honeybees and says the central idea is “Bees make honey.” What is a better central idea if the passage also talks about pollination and the role of bees in nature?
What is "Bees play an important role in nature by pollinating plants and producing honey"?