Nonfiction Text Features

Which text feature is used in the sentence below?

A Latin term meaning bird is avis.

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CCSS.L.5.2D

A city planner wants to identify a trend in new home construction in the closest suburbs. He wants to track building over ten years. What text feature will he use to show his results?

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CCSS.RI.4.7

A researcher is looking through an old textbook and encounters the word oligarchy in italics. He doesn't know the meaning of the word. Where in the book might he find the definition?

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CCSS.L.5.4C

While reading a science textbook a student finds the term allotrope. He doesn't know what it means. Where should he look?

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CCSS.L.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which text feature is demonstrated below?

Cause of World War II

Following WWI, Germany was burdened with tremendous debt. The economy was slow to recover, and many cities lay in ruins. The Treaty of Versailles required that Germany repay France and other nations over 100 billion Marks.

Hyperinflation

Germany struggled to repay its debt. One solution was to print money at an alarming rate. This resulted in hyperinflation and caused the value of the German Mark to plummet.

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CCSS.W.5.2A

Which text feature is intended to provide a brief description of what appears in a photo or drawing?

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CCSS.RL.5.7

Brenda has purchased a book about the Titanic. She wants to see if there is a section about the building of the ship. Where should she look?

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CCSS.RI.5.7

Sandra has a book about the history of the British Royal families. She wants to find all the references to Queen Victoria in the book. Where should she look?

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CCSS.RI.5.7

Marisol has added a photo of a famous speech to her paper on Civil Rights. What text feature should she use to identify the speaker in the photo?

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CCSS.RL.5.7

Cassie has designed a new kind of light bulb that she believes will be energy efficient and less expensive. She wants to patent the design so that others can't copy it. She needs to draw a picture of the light bulb and explain the key components. Which text feature will she use?

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CCSS.W.5.2A

CCSS.W.5.2B