Informational Vocab Practice Quiz

What is the term for how information in a written text is organized?

• Cause and effect

• Text structures

• Chronological sequence

• Description

Which text structure involves explaining why something happens and the resulting outcome?

• Compare/contrast

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Temporal sequence

What does the chronological sequence text structure describe?

• Events as they occurred in time

• Similarities and differences

• Key concepts and supporting details

• Concerns and solutions

Which text structure involves discussing two or more ideas, events, or phenomena to show similarities and differences?

• Problem/solution

• Chronological sequence

• Compare/contrast

• Temporal sequence

What is the purpose of the description text structure?

• To solve problems

• To describe or explain a topic with key concepts and details

• To show events in time order

• To compare and contrast ideas

Which text structure identifies concerns or issues and offers ways to solve them?

• Temporal sequence

• Description

• Problem/solution

• Text structures

What does the temporal sequence text structure present?

• Events in the order they always happen

• Key concepts and supporting details

• Similarities and differences

• Causes and effects

What is the quality of being believable or worthy of trust?

• Credibility

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Text features

Which term refers to immediate, first-hand accounts on a topic from people who had a direct connection to it?

• Secondary source

• Text features

• Primary source

• Voice

What is a piece of information that interprets, analyzes, or comments on primary sources?

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Credibility

• Voice