Text Features and Structures 2

Have you ever gathered around a table with your friends excited to play a board game,and when you open the box, find that pieces are missing? It’s always a bummer when you don’t have a piece to mark your place in the game, but you can get inventive to solve the problem. Go to your kitchen and try using beans, gummy bears, or Skittles to replace the missing pieces! Or try using bingo chips, marker tops, or paperclips in their place. Don’t let a missing piece stop you from playing games.

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One of the world’s favorite activities is playing games. Games come in many shapes and sizes and include card games, board games, and video games. All games have rules and a clear way to win the game. Card games and board games are similar because they require special pieces and a flat surface to play. Video games, on the other hand, require a video game system, controllers,and a game. Most card and board games take less than two hours to complete, whereas a video game could have several levels and take days or weeks to finish!Most games can be played by more than one player at a time, but most video games don’t require more than one player. Whatever the game, it’s sure to be fun!

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If a broken bone is suspected, it must first be examined by a doctor. The doctor will then take the patient for an X-Ray.When a broken bone is confirmed by X-Ray, a doctor or nurse will apply a cast and give the patient instructions for caring for their injury. After returning home, rest a broken bone as much as possible.

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The human body is an amazing machine! It is made up of 7 octillion atoms (that’s 27 zeros!)and our hearts pump enough blood to fill three swimming pools over a lifetime. Humans use 200 muscles when we take a step, and our eye muscles move about 100,000 times per day, the same number of times the human heart beats every day. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body, and skin is the largest organ. When humans are born, they have 300 bones in their body, but as bodies grow, they fuse together to make our 206 adult bones.

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Years ago, people didn’t believe that cigarettes could damage your body. Now, experts agree that smoking can cause horrible health effects. The addictive chemical nicotine that cigarettes contain can make it difficult to stop. When your body takes in cigarette smoke, it may cause you to choke, cough, and even throw up. Over time, the smoke will cause your lungs to become diseased and put you at risk for heart problems and cancer. Smoking can also cause yellow teeth,wrinkles around your mouth, and bad breath.

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When it becomes too cold, the food too scarce, and the days too short, many birds in the northern hemisphere begin to migrate, or move, south for the winter. In the southern hemisphere, it is usually warm enough to support a great food supply, days are longer with more hunting time for food, and birds are safe from the chilling cold.

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There are dozens of Guinness World Records relating to age! The oldest couple to marry were 96 and 94 years old. The oldest living twins are 105 years old. Another record breaker, the oldest living Rabbit, named “Do” is 18 years old. The youngest college professor is 18 years old, and the youngest person to fly around the world was 21 years old.

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Identify the Text Feature

• Picture
• Map
• Bullets

Identify the Text Feature

• bold print
• caption
• subtitle

Identify the Text Feature

• title page
• heading
• subtitle