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Features of Nonfiction Text
Poetry
Suffix/Prefix
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Context Clues/Inferencing
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What feature would an author provide to help a reader understand what a word means? a) a caption b) a chart c) a heading d) a footnote
What is a footnote?
100
What is a group of lines called in a poem? a) a paragraph b) a chapter c) a heading d) a stanza
What is stanza?
100
Look at the word disappear? What does the prefix mean? a) not b) less c) before d) without
What is not?
100
Americans like toast, eggs, and cereal. In China people eat congee, a thick rice. People in Japan often have a soup called miso. Pancakes made from lentil beans are favored in India. Bread and coffee with milk are the most popular breakfast foods in France. Breakfast around the world is a matter of different tastes. What is the main idea? a) people in China and Japan like different foods b) cereal is a popular breakfast food in the United States c) people eat different foods for breakfast around the world
What is people eat different foods for breakfast around the world?
100
Sometimes rainwater makes its way through small spaces in underground rock. This water may travel underground for thousands of years. Over time the water carves out caves in the rock. In some places underground rivers flow through the caves. The moving water wears away the cave walls and forms new passageways. Which sentence tells what most likely happens next? a) The water will disappear from the caves. b) The water in the caves will begin to freeze. c) The water will keep on changing the caves.
What is the water will keep on changing the caves?
200
What text feature tells the reader what the next section will be about? a) a heading b) a map c) a photograph d) a glossary
What is a heading?
200
Which type of poem tells a story? a) narrative poem b) lyrical poem c) humorous poem d) free verse poem
What is a narrative poem?
200
Look at the word photos. What does the suffix mean? a) happened in the past b) a state of being c) to do again d) more than one
What is more than one?
200
The Holland Tunnel is a roadway under the Hudson River. At one end of the tunnel is New York City. At the other end is the state of New Jersey. Almost 50,000 cars and trucks go through the Holland Tunnel each day. The distance is just over one and a half miles. Depending on the time of day, it can be a long or short trip. What is the main idea? a) what the Holland Tunnel is b) the length of the Holland Tunnel c) what the Hudson River is like
What is what the Holland Tunnel is?
200
Lilli and her mother bought a bird feeder. They studied their yard to find a good place for it. When the feeder was set up, Lilli filled it with birdseed. Then she and her mother began watching the feeder each morning. Which sentence tells what most likely happens next? a) Lilli and her mother will eat the birdseed. b) Lilli and her mother will watch the birds eating. c) Lilli and her mother will take down the feeder.
What is Lilli and her mother will watch the birds eating?
300
Why would an author include a caption? a) to help the reader locate a specific place b) to tell the reader what page number a chapter begins on c) to describe a picture d) to explain what the next section will be about
What is to describe a picture?
300
What is the difference between a lyrical poem and a humorous poem? a) a lyrical poem is about feelings or mood and a humorous poem is serious b) a lyrical poem is a song and a humorous poem is sad c) a lyrical poem is about feelings or mood and a humorous poem has humor d) a lyrical poem NEVER rhymes and a humorous poem ALWAYS rhymes
What is a lyrical poem is about feelings or mood and a humorous poem has humor?
300
Look at the word cheerful. What does the suffix mean? a) before b) without c) full of d) less
What is full of?
300
Can you name the planets in our solar system? Mercury is one of them. Like the other planets, Mercury moves in a path around the sun. Mercury travels faster than the other planets. It speeds along at about 107,000 miles an hour. Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. Its days are very hot, and its nights are very cold. There is no water on Mercury. What is the main idea? a) the lack of water on Mercury b) the planets in the solar system c) what the planet Mercury is like
What is what the planet Mercury is like?
300
Nathan is planning to run in a race this weekend. He has been working out for weeks to get ready. Today he slipped on a wet sidewalk covered with leaves. Now Nathan's ankle hurts. He can't put any weight on it. Which sentence tells what most likely happens next? a) Nathan will drop out of the race. b) Nathan will have someone run for him. c) Nathan will run in the race anyway.
What is Nathan will drop out of the race?
400
Which feature is the most important when writing a summary? a) the footnotes b) the headings c) the index d) the glossary
What are headings?
400
The author uses words that appeal to the five senses to help the reader visualize the ___________. a) main idea b) imagery c) summary d) definition of a word
What is imagery?
400
Look at the word sadness. What does the suffix mean? a) the state of being b) to do again c) more than one d) before
What is the state of being?
400
Horses are often helpers for humans. In some communities the police ride horses to control large crowds. Cowboys use horses to help round up herds of cattle. In some countries farmers still use horses to pull plows or wagons. People also use horses to carry them from place to place. What is the main idea? a) the different jobs that horses can do b) how the police use horses in crowds c) the ways that animals help people
What is the different jobs that horses can do?
400

Ms. Harris made a sandwich for her lunch. As she set it on the table, the doorbell rang. When Ms. Harris came back, her sandwich was gone. But Ms. Harris knew what had happened. She had seen her dog seize the sandwich and run. Right now GusGus was sitting on the porch licking his lips. In this paragraph, the word seize must mean _______. a) grab b) sniff c) leave

What is grab?

500
Why does the author use special type? a) to explain what a word means b) to get the reader's attention c) to help the reader find the correct page number d) to provide extra information
What is to get the reader's attention?
500
Why might a poet choose to write a free verse poem? a) there are no rules to follow b) it follows a story format c) the last word in each line must rhyme d) it makes people laugh
What is there are no rules to follow?
500
Look at the word review. What does the prefix mean? a) before b) not c) to do again d) without
What is to do again?
500
Community names often have words for water in them. For example, Riverview is a town in Kansas. Running Springs is in California. You'll find Bay City in Michigan. Storm Lake is in Iowa, Great Falls is in Montana, and Brookfield is in Vermont. Where is Silver Creek? Why, it's in Mississippi. What is the main idea? a) where to find Silver Creek b) names of places with water words c) different bodies of water in states
What is names of places with water words?
500
Some animals eat plants. Among the big plant-eaters are elephants and giraffes. When you see cows and horses in a field, they are eating plants, too. But many animals eat meat. How do meat-eaters get food? Wild animals that eat meat must be good hunters. Usually their prey is a smaller or weaker animal. In this paragraph, the word prey must mean ________. a) saying a small prayer b) an animal that is hunted c) how wild animals eat
What is an animal that is hunted?