Text Structures
What text structure compares the weather in summer and winter?
What text structure compares the weather in summer and winter?
c. Compare and contrast
An article includes a map of the whales’ migration routes. What does the map help readers understand?
a) How long bowhead whales live
b) The paths whales take during different seasons
c) How big the whales are
d) What predators live near the whales
b) The paths whales take during different seasons
Which sentence contains a simile?
. Which sentence contains a simile?
The central idea is best described as:
The central idea is best described as:
b. the main point the author wants to make
Use the passage: The singing suggests the whales are gathering in those cold waters. The discovery could help save them. This group was once thought to be extinct. Then, in the 1980s, there were more and more sightings. But scientists still knew little about where these whales spent the winters. The songs have shown us their home.
1. What did scientists once believe about the bowhead whales that live near the Svalbard islands?
a) They had all died out.
b) They lived only near Greenland.
c) They did not sing songs.
d) They could not survive in icy water
a) they had all died out
What type of genre is the Bowhead Whale passage?
a) narrative
b) fiction
c) fantasy
d) informational
d) informational
Which text feature would help you locate specific topics in a book quickly?
Which text feature would help you locate specific topics in a book quickly?
a. index
In the sentence "The stars are diamonds in the sky," what type of figurative language is used?
In the sentence "The stars are diamonds in the sky," what type of figurative language is used?
c. Metaphor
What is the central idea of a text that describes different ways students can reduce waste at school?
What is the central idea of a text that describes different ways students can reduce waste at school?
c. Ways to help the environment at school
The bowhead has 11 inches of fat, or blubber, under its skin. This makes it the only baleen whale that can live in the Arctic all year round. During the winters, it stays under the ice. It uses its huge head to break breathing holes through the frozen water when needed. It spends the summers swimming through ice that is broken or melting. 6 The bowhead whale has no teeth. Instead, its mouth is built partly from a hard material called baleen. The whale swims along with its mouth open. It catches tiny hard-shelled creatures along with some fish. Then it swallows its catch.
Which detail from the passage shows how bowhead whales adapt to living under ice in the Arctic?
a) They eat small hard-shelled creatures and fish.
b) They change their songs to communicate with one another.
c) They use their large heads to break breathing holes.
d)They have been protected by nations since 1946.
c) They use their large heads to break breathing holes.
Which text structure is being used if a passage describes what a Komodo dragon looks like and where it lives?
a. description
A title at the top of a page or section that tells what you will read about is called _________ ?
a index
b. heading
c. caption
d. glossary
heading
In the sentence "The old oak tree whispered secrets to the wind," what type of figurative language is used?
Which sentence uses personification?
Which sentence uses personification?
b. the sun smiled warmly on the flowers
The central idea of a text is supported by:
The central idea of a text is supported by:
“They then listen for the echoes to help them find their way through waters that have little illumination.”
What does the word illumination mean in this sentence?
a) Sound
b) Light
c) Food
4) Movement
b) light
What text structure would you find in a passage about why leaves change color and fall?
d. cause and effect
A map is attached to an article about whales swimming at Fram Strait and nearby islands. Why is this map important for readers?
a) It explains the weather in Fram Strait.
b) It shows where scientists study the whales.
c) It lists the types of whales in the Arctic.
d) It shows what whales do in the summer.
b) It shows where scientists study the whales.
Which is an example of an idiom?
Which is an example of an idiom?
Penguins huddle together in groups to stay warm. They take turns moving to the outside and inside of the group so everyone stays safe from the cold.
What is the central idea?
A. Penguins live in the snow.
B. Penguins huddle together to survive the freezing weather.
C. Penguins are birds that cannot fly.
D. Penguins take turns eating fish.
B. Penguins huddle together to survive the freezing weather.
Lost Whales…Found!
The singing suggests the whales are gathering in those cold waters. The discovery could help save them. This group was once thought to be extinct. Then, in the 1980s, there were more and more sightings. But scientists still knew little about where these whales spent the winters. The songs have shown us their home.
What is the central idea of this section?
a) Bowhead whales spend most of their time near big rivers.
b) Bowhead whale songs helped scientists learn that this group is still alive.
c) Whales can only be found during the spring months.
d) Bowhead whales no longer live in Fram Strait.
b) Bowhead whale songs helped scientists learn that this group is still alive.
What text structure would you find in a passage about ways to solve ocean pollution?
b. problem and solution
Bowhead whales are known for their unusual and creative songs. Scientists have recorded hundreds of different sounds, and some even change from year to year. At first, people thought it was absurd that whales could sing in so many different ways. However, researchers now believe that bowhead whales use these songs to communicate and possibly even to show off to other whales.
What does the word absurd most likely mean as it is used in the paragraph?
A. Funny or silly
B. Smart or intelligent
C. Strange or unreasonable
D. Important or serious
c) strange or unreasonable
Which sentence contains hyperbole?
Which sentence contains hyperbole?
Elephants use their trunks to drink water, pick up food, and even shower themselves. Their trunks are important for survival.
What is the central idea?
A. Elephants live in hot places.
B. Elephants have big ears.
C. An elephant’s trunk helps it survive in many ways.
D. Elephants like to play in water.
c. An elephant’s trunk helps it survive in many ways
The bowhead whale has no teeth. Instead, its mouth is built partly from a hard material called baleen. The whale swims along with its mouth open. It catches tiny hard-shelled creatures along with some fish. Then it swallows its catch.
According to paragraph 6, why does the bowhead whale swim with its mouth open?
a) To sing louder
b) To catch food as it moves through the water
c) To break ice
d) To look for other whales
b) To catch food as it moves through the water