unit 3 review

Hotspot

Click the point that represents a "bold word."

Multiple Choice

What do text features do to help the reader?

• Help the article look pretty

• Help the reader understand the text better

• Help the reader to see better

• Help the reader to be smarter

Multiple Choice

What are text features?

• Special elements found in non-fiction text that help readers understand the text

• Important details in the text that draw the reader's attention

• Elements that divide a non-fiction text into sections

• Photographs and labels in a non-fiction text

Multiple Choice

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• cause & effect

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of previewing text features?

• I don't need to preview text features.

• To better understand the text.

Multiple Choice

Gives more information about a picture or illustration

• Title

• Illustration

• Subheading/subtitle

• Caption

Multiple Choice

Gives the definitions of some of the important words in the text

• Map

• Index

• Glossary

• Special Print

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a common text feature in non-fiction writing?

• Table of contents
• Glossary
• Headings
• Character development

Multiple Choice

What are the five types of text structure used in non-fiction writing?

• Narrative, expository, descriptive, persuasive, and argumentative.
• Introduction, body, conclusion, summary, and analysis.
• Description, sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution.
• Chronological, thematic, analytical, reflective, and comparative.

Multiple Choice

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

Multiple Choice

In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

Multiple Choice

This type of writing is usually in chronological order.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

Multiple Choice

Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

• cause & effect

Multiple Choice

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I’m going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Multiple Choice

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Multiple Choice

The school hallway carried the smell of wax, varnish, and cleaning supplies. Bright,yellow light glared into the hall through the freshly cleaned windows. This highlighted the deep scrapes in the lockers, the chips in the wall tiles, and the spider webs hanging in the corner.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Multiple Choice

The sun shone bright yellow in a cloudless blue sky. A faint haze rose from the glistening pavement, suggesting steam rising off a hot surface.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Fill in the Blank

Author's ______ is the reason an author writes about a particular topic or the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

Multiple Choice

________ is the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

• Audience

• Listeners

• Readers

• Authors

Multiple Choice

Tone is --

• the author's opinion supported by evidence and reasons

• the sound that plays when you get a text

• the reader's particular attitude or feeling toward the text

• the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct term for this definition: a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work

• Thesis

• Key Idea

• Topic

• Theme

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct term for this definition: the main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing; it makes the reader ask a question that will be answered by reading more or helps the reader understand the author’s purpose for writing

• Supporting Detail

• Key Detail

• Main Idea

• Controlling Idea

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct term for this definition:  additional information that explains, defines, or proves an idea. 

• Supporting Detail

• Key Detail

• Main Idea

• Controlling Idea

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct term for this definition:  the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text 

• Text Structure

• Organizational Pattern

• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion

• Controlling Idea

Multiple Choice

Which word means to restate the meaning of something in different words without evaluation or interpretation?

• Claim

• Statement

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct term for this definition:  a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unsupported by evidence

• Bias

• Ethos

• Reliability

• Credibility

Multiple Choice

What is Non Fiction?

• Based on facts, describes real events, people, and ideas

• Based on made up characters

• Having a plot

• Coming from the author's imagination

Multiple Choice

Non-fiction can be any of the following EXCEPT

• Articles

• Informational Texts

• Biography

• Poetry

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste.
• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
• Clean jars before recycling them.
• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

Multiple Choice

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: My cat is afraid of everything.

• He hides under the couch when you turn the microwave on.
• He sleeps all day long.
• He runs away when you sweep the floor.
• He jumps every time the doorbell rings.

Multiple Choice

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.

Topic Sentence: Elephants are very intelligent animals.

• Elephants tear off branches of trees to use as fly swatters.

• An elephant can live as long as 65 years.

• Elephants can recognize their reflections in mirrors.

Multiple Choice

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify
• Perform, Infer, Entertain
• Persuade, Inform, Educate
• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Multiple Choice

The author wants to give you information.

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

Multiple Choice

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

Multiple Choice

the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

Draw

What is the acronym for author's purpose?

Multiple Choice

What is tone?

• the sequence of events

• the attitude through words and phrases used by the author

• the purpose for writing

• the writer's feelings