Informational Text Practice Quiz

The primary purpose of informational text is to 

• inform to convey facts, details, instructions and other information
• to give instructions
• to entertain
• to argue a point

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

Some common types of informational text includes

• textbooks
• news articles
• all of these answers
• instructional manuals

Luci is flipping through a magazine when she sees an interesting photograph. After looking at it closely, she realizes that it is a picture of some of her relatives. Luci wants to verify that she is correct.
Which feature should Luci look at to identify the contents of the image?

• the headings in the article
• the title of the article
• the index
• the caption of the photo

How are informational texts different from novels and short stories?

• Informational texts are works of nonfiction
• Informational texts are intended to entertain readers
• Informational texts contain illustrations
• Informational texts include opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which of these is NOT an example of a text feature?

• illustrations

• sidebars

• headings and subheadings

• page numbers

What type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

• Chronological

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

What type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• Chronological

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.5

It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types.

• Cause & Effect

• Descriptive

• Sequence

• Problem & Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• Order & Sequence

• Problem & Solution

• Descriptive

• Compare & Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2C

CCSS.W.8.3C