Procedure Text 4Aqua & Lime

A procedure text shows how to do something in a step-by-step order. It has 4 main components. A title; a materials list; instructions on how to do something; and, a conclusion. An excellent procedure has illustrations to help show how things are done.

• A good procedure text has 4 main parts.

• A procedure text is always a recipe.

• A procedure text usually has true or false answers.

• All of these are correct.

An excellent procedure text has four parts but also includes

• A picture of the author

• At least one simple machine

• Illustrations to help show how to do some of the steps

• A web site so readers can get more information.

The title of a procedure text should

• clearly show what the text is about

• Have capital letters at the beginning of each important word.

• Be at the top of the page in larger type than the body of the text

• All of the answers are correct.

Step-by-step instructions should include sequence words and present tense verbs. An example of a sequence word is ________________

Part of the procedure text that lists what you will need to successfully complete the process is called

• procedure list

• materials list

• list of ingredients

• all are correct

Something additional to the text that can help explain some difficult steps in the procedure is an _______________

Examples of a procedure text are a _________

• How-to texts

• a recipe

• diagram

• Illustration

Many procedure texts have a short paragraph at the end. This is called a

• conjunction

• capitulation

• conclusion

• collusion

A place you will find a procedure text is

• a science fair presentation board

• A cookbook

• A DIY (Do it Yourself) magazine

• A library

The materials list is usually found

• at the beginning of the text

• Before the title

• Near the end of the text

• The upper right corner of the page