Text Structure
In a text with a sequence text structure, the author
a. describes a topic and its characteristics.
b. tells about events in the order they happened.
c. explains how things are similar and different.
d. describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
b. tells about events in the order they happened.
Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started?
a. a heading
b. captions
c. the table of contents
d. the glossary
c. the table of contents
What is tone?
a. where and when a story takes place
b. the author's reason for writing a story
c. the author's attitude toward the story
d. how the story makes you feel
c. the author's attitude toward the story
The sensory details in a story are details that ________.
a. use the five senses
b. use dollars and cents
c. use just sights and smells
d. use big words
a. use the five senses
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
a. a homonym
b. a synonym
c. an antonym
d. an explanation
c. an antonym
The narrator is the ________.
a. person telling the story
b. main character in the story
c. enemy of the main character in the story
d. person listening to the story
a. person telling the story
In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author
a. explains something that happened and the reasons why.
b. tells about events in the order they happened.
c. explains how things are similar and different.
d. describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
c. explains how things are similar and different.
Which text feature would tell you the major topic or main idea in one chapter of a text?
a. the heading
b. the caption
c. the glossary
d. the table of contents
a. the heading
What is mood?
a. where and when a story takes place
b. the author's reason for writing a story
c. the author's attitude toward the story
d. how the story makes you feel
d. how the story makes you feel
What does vivid writing always include?
a. Sentences that appeal to your senses.
b. Long sentences.
c. Sentences that are easy to read.
d. Sentences with rhyming words.
a. Sentences that appeal to your senses.
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
a. Look for clues in the text.
b. Skip it and keep reading.
c. Look it up in a dictionary.
d. Ask the teacher what it means.
a. Look for clues in the text.
Which sentence below is written in second person point of view?
a. Erin did not want to go to the grocery store.
b. You did not want to go to the grocery store.
c. Mariah did not want to go to the grocery store.
d. I did not want to go to the grocery store.
b. You did not want to go to the grocery store.
In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author
a. explains something that happened and the reasons why.
b. tells about events in the order they happened.
c. describes a topic and its characteristics.
d. describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
a. explains something that happened and the reasons why.
Juan decides to skip the chapter about Spain. He turns to Chapter 3 on Italian food. He begins reading. Which of the following is most likely true?
a. Juan will have to read Chapter 2 later in order to write his report.
b. Juan is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs.
c. Juan is reading the book from cover to cover.
d. Juan is not using text features correctly to help him find the information he needs.
b. Juan is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs.
What is the tone of this passage?
The monster produced a terrifying noise, and we tried hard not to scream and give away our hiding place.
a. Whimsical
b. Critical
c. Afraid
d. Curious
c. Afraid
Tomas reads about how a delicious piece of blueberry pie tastes. He most likely responds by ________.
a. remembering a fluffy towel
b. remembering a field trip
c. feeling cold
d. feeling hungry
d. feeling hungry
Based on context clues in the passage below, ecstatic means ________.
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
a. nervous
b. watchful
c. discouraged
d. excited
d. excited
A ________ narrator can see and describe every character's thoughts.
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person, limited
d. third person, omniscient
d. third person, omniscient
Which of the following is NOT one of the main text structures?
a. Cause and Effect
b. Problem and Solution
c. Summarize and Analyze
d. Compare and Contrast
c. Summarize and Analyze
If a word is in bold, italics or underlined, it might be ________.
a. a less important detail
b. spelled incorrectly
c. information you should skip
d. a new term to learn
d. a new term to learn
Which of the following passages has the most objective tone?
a. I devoted three hours on Saturday to the masterpiece of a movie.
b. The movie that I saw on Saturday was three hours of torture.
c. On Saturday, I made a three-hour mistake: I saw the movie.
d. I saw the movie on Saturday. It was three-hours long.
d. I saw the movie on Saturday. It was three-hours long.
A writer describes the smell of a forest fire. Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?
a. the number of forests that there are in town
b. the fear that she has about the fire spreading
c. the strong and smoky smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows
d. the number of times she's been to the forest
c. the strong and smoky smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows
Read the passage below. Which word or words help you understand the meaning of the word transportation in this sentence?
On Thursday afternoon, what kind of transportation will you use, a car or train?
a. car or train
b. kind
c. use
d. Thursday afternoon
a. car or train
In which point of view does the narrator describe "you" and "your" actions?
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person, limited
d. third person, omniscient
b. second person
What is most likely the text structure of a nonfiction news article titled: "Global Warming: What Can We Do?"
a. Compare and Contrast
b. Problem and Solution
c. Sequence
d. Cause and Effect
b. Problem and Solution
Juan knows that “Italy” will be described on pages 22-30. To figure this out, he probably ________.
a. looked for “Italy” in the glossary
b. looked for “Italy” in the index
c. looked for “Italy” on a diagram
d. saw this information on the cover
b. looked for “Italy” in the index
Which of the following passages has the most subjective tone?
a. Blake is student who often participates in class.
b. Blake has all A's and B's in his classes.
c. Blake has three brothers and one sister.
d. Blake is a good student with many friends.
d. Blake is a good student with many friends.
When a writer uses descriptive language, how does it affect the reader?
a. The reader can memorize the text.
b. The reader feels the text come to life.
c. The reader gets bored and stops reading.
d. The reader gets confused and has to reread.
b. The reader feels the text come to life.
Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ________.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
a. cut short
b. finished
c. overly long
d. boring
a. cut short
Which point of view is used in memoir writing?
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person
d. fifth person
a. first person