Nonfiction Text Structures
This text structure describes differences and/or similarities between things.
What type of figurative language is present in the sentence: "The moon is a silver boat sailing in the night sky"?
What is "metaphor"?
This is the sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
What does the bold word mean?
Nina was embarrassed by her blunder and couldn't believe she made such a silly mistake.
What is a mistake?
This text feature is found at the front of the book and lists the parts of the book in order.
What is the table of contents?
This text structure proposes a conflict and how that issue is resolved.
What is problem and solution?
This figurative language paints a picture in your mind and uses the five senses.
What is imagery?
This is the lesson the author wants us to learn after reading their story.
What is the theme?
What does the bold word mean?
Destiny's story was vague. She left out important details.
What is uncertain, indefinite, unclear?
Define the prefix "bi-" in the word "bicycle".
What is "two"
This text structure lists things in the order which they occured.
What is chronological order?
Identify the type of figurative language and comparison in the sentence below.
Mrs. Whittle's classroom was a zoo after every child had an energy drink for breakfast.
What is a metaphor? The classroom is being compared to a zoo.
Character vs. character, character vs. nature, and character vs. society are types of what?
What is external conflict?
What does the bold word mean?
When it started to rain, Kyle sought refuge from the downpour underneath the restaurant's awning.
What is safety, cover?
When a reader uses what they know and what they read to make an educated guess.
What is an inference?
Common signal words for this text structure include effect, result, because, since, and if...then statements.
What is cause and effect?
What figurative language element is used in this sentence? The bees buzzed around the flowers.
Onomatopoeia
This character is usually the "good guy" in a story. The reader likes them and they are typically our hero.
What is the protagonist?
What does the bold word mean?
Mr. Barnes is a jovial man who always has a smile on his face.
What is joyful, happy, pleasant?
This is the suffix that means "one who" (or someone who...)
What is -er?
What text structure is this paragraph written in? Explain your answer.
Mary had a busy week. On Monday, she had a track meet until 7pm. On Tuesday after school, her orchestra class had a dress rehearsal for their concert which was on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, she was helping out backstage for the talent show. When Mary got to school on Friday, she realized she forgot to do her homework. Fortunately, she had a homework pass and gave it to her teacher.
What is problem and solution? (Forgot to do homework, had a homework pass.)
What is chronological order? (Explains what Mary did each day of the week.)
"She sells seashells down by the seashore" is an example of....
What is alliteration?
When an author tells you exactly who a character is, this is called what?
What does the bold word mean?
Ramona found it difficult to cope with disappointment. Afer she wasn't selected for the talent show, she cried and didn't come to school for 3 days.
What is to deal with, to handle?
This is a root that means "to hear"