External Text Structure

What external text structure uses a small symbol, such as a * or ¹, to show that readers should look somewhere else for further information?

• Footnote
• Heading
• Body of Text
• Subheading

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following does not typically describe a heading?

• It's at the bottom of the page
• It's in bigger font
• It's at the top of the page
• It acts as a title for the text

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text structure features text that is darker, with a heavier thickness, than the body of the text?

• Italics
• Underlining
• Bolding
• Subheading

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text structure features text that is slanted?

• Bolding
• Italics
• Underlining
• Subheading

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The purpose of a caption is to give the reader...

• information about a graphic
• information about subsections of the text 
• the name of the author
• the date that the story was written

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is not a purpose of a subheading?

• To give the author's name
• To help identify supporting details
• To explain subsections of the text
• To draw the reader's attention to important points

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

If you wrote an article about JYMS, but wanted to include a quick list of facts about the school, where would be the best place to put it?

• In the heading
• In the subheadings
• In a sidebar
• In a caption

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What's the most important reason an author would choose to use different colored fonts for important information?

• It costs less to print
• To draw the reader's attention
• Because it looks pretty
• To make it more complicated

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following is not a reason an author would include a graphic in the text?

• To distract the reader
• To draw the reader's attention
• To provide a visual to help the reader understand
• To prove the point of the text

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following graphics would be most effective at convincing a parent to let their child have a cell phone?

• A chart of cell phone providers
• A graph showing ways students use phones in school
• A picture of a teen using Instagram
• A screenshot of a text message between friends

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7