Informational Texts Unit Review

What is the central idea of the following passage?

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. If works like magic to make you feel better!

• If you are sad, you can make yourself feel better by exercising.

• There are many ways to make yourself feel better when you are sad.

• You should do good things for others to help improve your mood.

• Everyone will feel sad at some point in their life.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the purpose of text features in a nonfiction text?

• provide the reader with more information about the central idea

• helps the reader locate specific information about the topic of the text

• brings attention to important key details in the text

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the text structure of the following paragraph?

Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the text structure of the following passage?

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.

• Sequence

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The following signal words are used with which type of text structure?

First, Next, Then, Finally, etc...

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text feature would you use to find the names of all the chapters in a book and the pages where they started?

• a heading

• the table of contents

• captions

• the glossary

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Juan knows that Italy will be described on pages 22-30 of his Italian food cookbook. To figure this out, he looked for "Italy" in the:

• glossary

• index

• diagram

• cover

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Amy doesn't understand what is going on in a picture in her article. What can she do?

• look at the table of contents

• stare at it for at least three minutes

• read the caption

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

In the science passage that he's reading, Doug sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. Doug is looking at a:

• caption

• vocabulary word

• diagram

• table

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Nonfiction or informational texts:

• give true information about a topic

• entertain using narrative story elements

• tell about an experience using rhythmic language

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5