Nonfiction Diagnostic

Text that is based on facts and real events or people is called ____________.

• fiction

• nonfiction

• genres

• literature

This is the PURPOSE of nonfiction:

• to organize

• to inform or instruct

• to elaborate

• to create imagery and suspense

Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, Description, Sequence, and Compare/Contrast are types of ___________________.

• text structures

• text features

• constructed responses

• visuals

Text structure refers to how information is ____________________.

• graphed

• identified

• organized

• instructed

Print and other items that help the audience better understand the information are called _________________.

• text sequencing

• text structures

• text features

• glossary

A well-organized and fully supported paragraph responding to a prompt is called __________________________

• open-ended response

• constructed response

• essay

• thesis paper

A text written using this structure provides details or characteristics about a topic.

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

A text written using this structure provides a sequence of events (chronological order) or steps in a process.

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

A text written using this structure discusses similarities and differences between two or more topics.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

A text written using this structure tells about an issue and looks for ways to fix it.

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution