Informational Text 6.5F, 6.8.Dii

What is the purpose of including "text features" in an informational text? Check all that apply.

(a)   (b)  

• Text features are included to help the reader better comprehend what the text is about.
• Text features are included to help the reader better visualize what the text is about.
• Text features are included to add color to a text.

What genre is informational text?

(a)  

• Non-Fiction
• Fiction
• Fantasy
• Fiction-Non

Expository text is a fancy name for....

(a)  

• Informational text
• A literary story
• Fictional text
• A narrative

What is the author's purpose for informational text?

• to explain

• to inform

• to teach

• all of the above

Text features are ...

(a)  

• what makes informational text look different.
• how the text is positioned on the page.
• how informational text is written differently.
• what makes informational text sound different.

What text structure organizes the text by explaining how things are alike and different?

• cause and effect

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• description

What is the purpose of the table of contents?

• To give the reader a visual to go along with the information provided in the text.

• To show the reader where to find specific chapters and/or sections of the text.

• To provide definitions of key words that can be found throughout the text.

• To give the reader more information about a picture shown in the text.

Which "text structure" would be used if an author is wanting to describe a significant event and the consequences of that event?

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• chronological order

• descriptive

What "text structure" would be best to use if an author wants to write about a specific topic giving details about that topic?

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• descriptive

• process

Which of the following could be considered a "text feature?" Check all that apply.

• Title

• Subheading

• Map

• Fact box