Informational Unit Test Review

What is the text structure of this sentence?

Russia is one of the world’s largest

countries in land area. It is nearly 6.6

million square miles and is spread across

two continents with the majority of the

population living west of the Urals where

the climate is mild.

• Description

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Cause/Effect

What is the text feature of this sentence?

As a result of the Law of April 6, 1830,

issues of states’ rights, the Battle of

Gonzales, and the colonists feeling their

rights as individuals were infringed upon,

Mexico and the Texas colonists engaged

in a revolution that changed the course of

history.

• Comparison/

  Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Description

When you want to hang the American flag over the middle of a street, suspend it vertically with the blue field (called the union) to the north and east-west street. When the flag is displayed with another banner from crossed staffs, the American flag is on the right. Place the staff of the American flag in front of the other staff. Raise the flag quickly and lower it slowly and respectfully. When flying the flag at half-mast, hoist it to the top of the pole for a moment before lowering it to mid-pole. When flying the American flag with banners from states or cities, raise the nation’s banner first and lower it last. Never allow the flag to touch the ground.

What is the main idea?

• The American flag is the symbol of American freedom.

• The American flag has fifty stars.

• Placing the American flag inappropriately will draw government intervention.

• The American flag should be flown differently in certain situations.

• The flag should be lowered quickly and respectfully.

Which sentence supports the main idea?

When you want to hang the American flag over the middle of a street, suspend it vertically with the blue field (called the union) to the north and east-west street. When the flag is displayed with another banner from crossed staffs, the American flag is on the right. Place the staff of the American flag in front of the other staff. Raise the flag quickly and lower it slowly and respectfully. When flying the flag at half-mast, hoist it to the top of the pole for a moment before lowering it to mid-pole. When flying the American flag with banners from states or cities, raise the nation’s banner first and lower it last. Never allow the flag to touch the ground.

• ..the blue field (called the union)

• When the flag is displayed with another banner from crossed staffs, the American flag is on the right.

• Raise the flag quickly and lower it slowly and respectfully.

Before clocks were made, people kept track of time by other means. In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock. Water dripped slowly from one clay pot into another. People measured time according to how long it took one pot to empty and the other one to fill. Candle clocks were common during the Middle Ages. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed about how much time had passed. A final ancient way to measure time was the sundial, which used the movement of the sun across the sky. The shadows moving across the face of the sundial showed the current time.

What is the main idea?

• As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed about how much time had passed.

• Before clocks were made, people kept track by other means.

• In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock.

• All the above.

Which sentence supports the main idea?

Before clocks were made, people kept track of time by other means. In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock. Water dripped slowly from one clay pot into another. People measured time according to how long it took one pot to empty and the other one to fill. Candle clocks were common during the Middle Ages. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed about how much time had passed. A final ancient way to measure time was the sundial, which used the movement of the sun across the sky. The shadows moving across the face of the sundial showed the current time.

• Water dripped slowly from one clay pot into another.

• The shadows moving across the face of the sundial showed the current time.

What is an example of a text feature?

• Problem & Solution

• Underlined, bold, or italicized words

• Description

• Cause & Effect

Why do authors use text features?

• They like to draw pictures

• Text features bring attention to important details

• They want to make reading fun

• They want to use maps

What are two text features that are displayed in this article?

• Picture

• Title

• Subheading

• Table of Content

What is the purpose of these subheadings?

• To help the reader understand the author’s opinion

• To help the reader visualize the information

• To help the reader find the main ideas in each section