Main idea, text organization

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I’m going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

• description
• compare & contrast
• order & sequence
• problem & solution

The text structure of ______________ is text that tells what happened and why it happened. 

• description
• order & sequence
• cause & effect 
• problem & solution 

On Halloween night the first thing you need to do is put on your costume. Next get your mom or dad and go to your neighbor's house. Knock on the door. When they answer say trick or treat and hold out your bag for a piece of candy. Do this at every house on your street. 

• Order & sequence
• cause & effect 
• compare & contrast 
• problem & solution 

After trick or treating, Billy stayed up late eating his whole bag of candy. The next day he felt sick and tired. 

• order & sequence
• description 
• cause & effect
• problem & solution 

Lots of students fail classes.  Some students fail because the work is too hard for them.  Other times they may fail because they are lazy, and don’t do any work.  Another reason why students may fail is if they don’t go to school.  If you’re not in class you may miss a lot.  Many students fail classes every quarter.  What text structure is this?

• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
• Problem and Solution
• Sequence

In a nonfiction book, where can you find what the bold print words mean?

• index

• glossary

• on the cover

This shows information as a picture.

• graph

• table of contents

• map

What is at the top of the page or section and tells what the text will be about?

• glossary

• graph

• heading

This nonfiction text feature tells the names of certain parts of a photograph or illustration.

• Label
• Caption
• Heading

Words that tell us information about a picture are called the _________________.

• glossary

• caption

• diagram