Identify the Text Feature
Explain the Text Feature
Integrate and Summarize
100
Bold words
100
Bold Words
Show important vocabulary in a text
100
When Orville and Wilbur Wright began making their own kites and toy helicopters as young boys, they had no idea they would someday change the world of flight forever. Before their first flight, they spent years working on different wing designs, engines, and propellers for the perfect airplane. Now, they are officially credited with the invention of the airplane.
The Wright brothers were the first people to ever achieve a successful flight with an engine-powered aircraft. Orville Wright, the younger brother, was the pilot of the airplane that they flew at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina in December of 1903. His flight only lasted twelve seconds, but less than a year later, the older brother, Wilbur, made a flight that lasted over five minutes.
Which sentence most accurately combines the information from both passages about the Wright brothers?
a. The Wright brothers spent years designing airplanes.
b. The Wright brothers invented the first functioning airplane.
c. The Wright brothers took turns piloting their airplanes.
d. The Wright brothers first flight was at Kitty Hawk in 1903
b. The Wright brothers invented the first functioning airplane.
200
A drawn picture
Illustration
200
Illustration
Shows the reader visually what the text is describing or explaining in words
200
Leonardo da Vinci was a talented artist who was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. His most famous painting depicts a young, beautiful woman with a mysterious smile. It is currently on display in the Louvre, an art museum in Paris, France. Da Vinci also created many important scientific drawings of machines.
Leonardo da Vinci’s last name comes from the name of his birthplace, Vinci. He enjoyed painting, drawing, and sculpting, but is most widely know for his paintings. He is most famous for his work entitled Mona Lisa. He also painted The Last Supper, which shows Jesus with his apostles, or followers.
Which of the following sentences accurately combines information from both paragraphs?
a. The Last Supper is Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting.
b. Leonardo da Vinci was named after his birthplace.
c. The Mona Lisa is a painting of a beautiful, mysterious woman.
d. Leonardo da Vinci was a painter who also made scientific drawings.
c. The Mona Lisa is a painting of a beautiful, mysterious woman.
300
A picture taken with a camera; NOT DRAWN
Photograph
300
Photograph
Shows the reader visually what the text is describing or explaining in words
300
Ring! The sound of the recess bell is one of the best sounds a child can hear when they are at school. Although some children feel excluded and vulnerable while on the playground, most cannot wait to leave the stuffy classroom for the outdoors. Recess is essential for a child’s physical well-being, as their young bodies need to move around.
Ask any child what their favorite subject in school is, and you are guaranteed to hear the following answer more than once: “Recess!” Recess, or outdoor free time during the school day, allows children to exercise, socialize, and even learn about the outdoors. They can make friends without adult restrictions, and they often stimulate their brains by inventing their own creative outdoor games.
Which of the following sentences uses information stated in both passages?
a. Recess provides children with much-needed exercise.
b. Recess helps children use their brains.
c. All children love recess.
d. Recess allows children to make friends.
a. Recess provides children with much-needed exercise.
400
A list of vocabulary from a nonfiction text with the definitions provided
Glossary
400
Glossary
Provides definitions to important vocabulary in a nonfiction text
400
Did you ever wonder what life was like for the early colonists of North America? The colony of Jamestown is one of the most well-known early colonies. It was established in 1607 when settlers sailed to the new lands discovered by the explorer Christopher Columbus. The first settlers didn’t know how to hunt and fish and were starving until they received aid from the neighboring Native American tribe the Powhatans.
In 1492, the explorer Christopher Columbus discovered a new land, which was called the “New World” by early colonists. One of the first colonies established there was called Jamestown. The first few winters were hard on the colonists, who accidentally built their fort in an area that was freezing in the winter and swampy and mosquito-ridden in the summer. Only fifty out of five hundred colonists survived the winter of 1609.
Which sentence most accurately summarizes the information from both passages about Jamestown?
a. Life was difficult for the colonists in the beginning.
b. Most of the first settlers died within two years.
c. The “New World” was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
d. Jamestown was one of the first early colonies.
a. Life was difficult for the colonists in the beginning.
500
A visual way to organize and show numerical information using grids, rows, columns, bars, pictures, symbols, or lines
Table, chart, or graph
500
Tables, Charts, Graphs
Visually organizes and shows numerical information
500
Where Native Americans lived depended largely on how long they stayed in one place. If they were temporarily residing in an area, they typically slept in tepees. A longhouse was a much bigger, long-term rectangular structure made out of wood and bark. A pueblo was a giant structure that was sometimes built into the side of a cliff or cave. It could house thousands of people for many years.
Native American tribes in the United States lived in three primary structures: the teepee, the longhouse, and the pueblo. A tepee is a cone-shaped structure made out of long poles wrapped in buffalo hide. They would build a fire in the middle of the tepee to stay warm in colder months. A tepee only took thirty minutes to set up and even less time to break down. Longhouses and pueblos were larger buildings that took longer to create.
Which sentence most accurately combines the information from both passages about Native American homes?
a. Longhouses and pueblos were permanent buildings.
b. Native American tribes moved around a lot.
c. Tepees were temporary structures made out of poles and buffalo skins.
d. Native Americans had three main types of living quarters.
c. Tepees were temporary structures made out of poles and buffalo skins.