Name that Feature
What is the text feature that describes a photo?
Caption
From the passage: Hide, Sneak, and Sprint: How Cheetahs Hunt, where would you look to find the answer to: How fast can a greyhound dog run?
Chart
This prefix means "not," as in the word "unhappy."
Un-
This structure explains why something happened and what happened as a result (like why the ice melted in the sun).
Cause and Effect
In the sentence, "The gigantic elephant was so huge it could barely fit through the gate," what does gigantic mean?
very big
This is the name of the book or article, usually found at the very top in large, bold letters.
Title
From the passage: Hide, Sneak, and Sprint: How Cheetahs Hunt, where would you look to find the answer to: Is a cheetah faster than a zebra?
How Cheetahs Hunt or the Chart
If the suffix "-less" means "without," what does the word "fearless" mean?
without fear
When an author uses this structure, they tell about events in the order that they happened, often using words like first, next, and finally.
Chronological
In the sentence, "The desert was parched; it was so dry that the ground was starting to crack," what does parched mean?
very thirsty or dry
These are the small "mini-titles" found above different sections of a text that tell you what that specific part is about.
Subheading
From the passage: Hide, Sneak, and Sprint: How Cheetahs Hunt, where would you look to find the answer to: What is one of the fastest animals on earth?
Sprint & Chart
This prefix means "again," as in the word "re-read."
re-
This structure is used when an author shows how two things are alike and how they are different.
Compare and Contrast
In the sentence, "The aviator climbed into the plane," what is an aviator?
Pilot
What is the difference between a photo and an illustration?
A photo is taken with a camera of real things. An illustration is a drawing someone made.
From the passage: Hide, Sneak, and Sprint: How Cheetahs Hunt, where would you look to find the answer to: According to the map and the information that goes with it, where do most wild cheetahs live?
Map and Where do Cheetahs live
This suffix is added to a word to mean "full of," like in the word "beautiful."
-ful
In this structure, the author starts by telling the reader about a "hiccup" or a struggle and then explains how it was fixed.
Problem and Solution
In the sentence, "We saw many edibles in the garden, such as tomatoes, peppers, and carrots," what are edibles?
you can eat it
When there is an important word in a story the author will make the text....
bold
From the passage: Hide, Sneak, and Sprint: How Cheetahs Hunt, where would you look to find the answer to: Why can a cheetah run fast?
Sprint
This suffix is added to the end of a word to show that it happened in the past.
-ed
Name the text Structure: An apple is crunchy and red, while a banana is soft and yellow. However, both of them are healthy snacks that grow on trees.
Compare and Contrast
In the sentence, "The abandoned house looked ghastly with its broken windows, dark shadows, and cobwebs," what does ghastly mean?
scary