Text Structure and Main Idea

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6th - 7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An informational text might -
Contain funny, made- up characters that could be possible in real life.
Tell a made up story while including made up facts about the ocean
contains facts bout the ocean and provide you information you didn't previously know.
Not contain facts but tells you a great story that you will remember for years to come.
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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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following passages has a description text structure?
Rhesus monkeys and baboons are part of a group called old world monkeys. Like rhesus monkeys, baboons have tails. However, baboons usually weigh more than rhesus monkeys.
Scientist were preparing to send the first humans to outer space. However they didn't yet understand the effects that space would have on the human body. As a solution, they started sending the monkeys
Rhesus monkeys are primates with brown bodies and red faces. They come from Asian countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan & India. They are very intelligent, and some have even adapted to live near humans.
In 1947, scientists first discovered the Zika virus in a rhesus monkey in Uganda. A year later, they learned that Zika was spread by mosquitoes. In 1952, the first cases of Zika in human were found.
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CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following has a sequential text structure?
The Olympic Games started in Greece 3000 years ago. They took place every 4 years. The modern form of the Olympic Games started in 1896. In 2016, the Summer olympics were held in Brazil.
Only men were allowed to compete in the original games in Greece 3000 years ago. The men had to be greek, and not slaves. Slaves, women and people from other countries couldn't participate.
It takes a lot of food to feed the athletes for the Olympic Games but it also creates leftovers. To reduce food waste, some famous chefs came up with a plan. They fed the leftovers to the homeless.
The Olympic Games always begin with an opening ceremony, a big shoe that often includes music and dancing. In the 1900's all of the countries participated in the ceremonies.
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CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The the following passage.
Piping plovers are losing their habitats. This is because humans are taking many if the beaches where they live to construct buildings. Humans have also changed the level of water un the piping plovers' homes. Sometimes, there is too much water or too little water. As a result of the loss of their habitats, piping plovers have become a endangered species.
How did the author organize the information in the paragraph?
he presented a problem that helps the reader understand the reasons that the piping plovers are losing their habitat and the effects of humans invading their habitats.
by describing how the piping lovers are losing their habitats.
by showing us how the piping plovers are becoming a problem and how they came up with a solution to fix their habitats.
by providing the reader with a time line of the when the piping plovers lost their habitats and how they have become an endangered species.
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CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.6.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The the following passage.
Piping plovers are losing their habitats. This is because humans are taking many if the beaches where they live to construct buildings. Humans have also changed the level of water un the piping plovers' homes. Sometimes, there is too much water or too little water. As a result of the loss of their habitats, piping plovers have become a endangered species.
In the passage above , the underlined sentence provides -
a cause that led to piping plovers losing their habitats
an effect of humans changing the level of water in piping plovers' homes.
a cause that led to there being too many piping plovers
an effect of piping plovers leaving their homes.
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CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
read the following passage.
Many people think that Thomas Edison built the first light bulb. He did not, but his inventions greatly changed the effect that electricity had on people's lives. The light bulbs that existed before Edison were not particle for most people to use inside their homes. They needed too much power and were too bright. So Edison developed a new type of light bulb called an incandescent bulb. It was affordable and reliable. It used less power than existing models and became a success.
Which detail from the passage best describes a problem.
"He did not, but his inventions greatly changed the effect electricity had on people lives."
The light bulb didn't work well because they took too much power and people couldn't afford them.
"So Edison developed a new type of light bulb called an incandescent bulb."
"The light bulbs that existed before Edison were not practical for most people to use inside their homes."
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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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following paragraphs are written to convey a compare and contrast text structure?
In a rural community, there are not many lights from buildings to block the stars. As a result, you can see many stars when you look up at the night sky.
Urban and suburban communities both have stores, schools, banks, libraries and buildings. However, these things are more spread out in the suburbs than they are in urban communities.
The tallest skyscraper in the world is Burj Khalifa in a city called Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Its had 163 stories and us 2723 feet tall.
People may move to the suburbs so that they can have more space but still enjoy the city. Suburbs are usually so close to a city that you can get to the city and back in the same day.
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CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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