Show:
Text Features
NF Text Structures
Random NF!
Signal Words
???
100

This text feature tells you what the book or article is mostly about.

Title

100

This text structure identifies a problem and tells how it is solved.

Problem and Solution

100

If an author explains how volcanoes erupt, their purpose is this.

To Inform

100

Problem, issue, difficulty and solution, resolution signal this text structure.

Problem & Solution

100

In 2006, Roblox was officially released, but it was originally known by this "Dyna" name

DynaBlocks

200

This section at the beginning of a nonfiction book lists chapters and page numbers.

Table of Contents
200

This text structure explains events in the order they happen.

Chronological or Sequence/Order

200

These facts explain and contribute to the main idea.

Supporting Details

200

“For example” and “such as” signal this text structure.

Description

200

What is the currency (money) used for Roblox?

Robux

300

This text feature gives the meaning of a word used in the book.

Glossary

300

This text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different.

Compare and Contrast
300

This strategy helps you figure out a word’s meaning by using nearby words or sentences.

Context Clues

300

“Both,” “similar,” and “different” signal this text structure.

Compare & Contrast

300

This is the name given to the place in Fortnite  where 100 players land to fight in Battle Royale.

The island or Battle Island

400

This text feature is usually in bold and tells what a section is about.

Heading

400

This text structure gives lots of details to explain what something is like.

Description

400

This is the reason an author writes a nonfiction text.

Author's Purpose

400

“First,” “next,” and “finally” signal this text structure.

Chronological or Sequence/Order

400

What was Kristy's Big Idea in the Babysitters Club book?

To start a babysitters club!

500

This nonfiction text feature explains a picture or photograph.

Caption

500

This text structure explains why something happens and what happens because of it.

Cause & Effect

500

These are facts or details from the text that support an answer.

Text Evidence

500

“Because,” “so,” and “as a result” signal this text structure.

Cause & Effect

500

What is the best school ever?

ICS