Expository Texts

Expository texts are ...

• fictional texts that are not real, but could really happen

• nonfiction texts which deals with factual, real-life information

• nonfiction texts that are not real

• fictional texts that are based on real facts

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following helps a reader locate a place that is related to the text?

• charts

• graphs

• subheadings

• maps

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following conveys an important idea or object from the text and includes a description?

• pictures and captions

• sidebars

• charts

• graphs

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which text structure includes adjectives or characteristics?

• compare and contrast

• chronological order

• description

• cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text feature identifies important words and their definitions?

• index

• table of contents

• charts

• glossary

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the main purpose of headings and subheadings?

• To convey an important object from the text

• To identify the main idea of a particular section

• To understand important vocabulary words

• To show where to go in the text to find specific information

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

This type of text structure demonstrates the sequence of or lists steps -

• description

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological order

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text feature illustrates a detailed object with labels?

• diagrams

• charts

• graphs

• maps

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A cross section is to -

• tell the reader what information will be learned

• identify important vocabulary words

• locate a place that is related to the text

• to view something by looking at it from the inside

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text feature appears in alphabetical order and directs the reader where to find information?

• index

• glossary

• table of contents

• sidebars

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5