Informational Text

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Informational text

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provides the reader with facts

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What text feature explains about the photograph? Options: glossary, table of contents, diagram, caption

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caption

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What text structure organizes the text by explaining how things are alike and different?

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compare and contrast

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What text structure organizes the text by telling the order of events? Options: problem and solution, sequence, cause and effect, description

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sequence

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What is the author's purpose for informational text? Options: to explain, to inform, to teach, all of the above

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all of the above

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What type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

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Problem and Solution

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Malaria is a serious problem in many developing countries. Thousand of people get sick with Malaria every year. Because Malaria is spread by mosquitoes, one way to help solve the problem is for people to use mosquito nets over their beds. If the mosquitoes cannot get to the people, they cannot infect them! What TEXT STRUCTURE is being used?

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Compare & Contrast

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Description

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Problem & Solution

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Sequence

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Problem & Solution

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What TEXT STRUCTURE is being used in the following instructions to make a smoothie: "To make a yummy smoothie, first put some milk in a blender. Then add a banana and some frozen berries such as strawberries and blueberries. You may also want to add some grapes. Next, turn your blender to its lowest setting and gradually increase the speed until everything is blended. Then pour it into a glass and enjoy!"

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Sequence

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Electricity can flow through some kinds of materials, but not through others. Materials that electricity can flow through are called conductors. Metal and water are both conductors. By contrast, materials that electricity cannot flow through are called insulators. Plastics, glass, fabric, and wood are all insulators. What TEXT STRUCTURE is being used?

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Compare & Contrast

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The capybara is the world's largest rodents. Capybaras can weigh up to 145 pounds. They love the water and spend most of their time in swamps, ponds, and rivers. If you want to see a capybara in the wild, you will need to go to Central or South America. What TEXT STRUCTURE is being used?

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Problem & Solution

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Sequence

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Cause & Effect

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Description

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Description