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

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.

Problem and solution: Bjorn is painting a picture of snowy mountains. He wants to make it as realistic as possible. He only has red, yellow, and green paints. The issue is that Bjorn will need more colors to paint snow. Bjorn decides to buy white and blue paint so that the snow will be the right color. What is the problem in the above passage?

Bjorn needs more colors to paint the snow.

Bjorn has all the paints he needs to paint.

He needs more green paint for the snow.

The mountains are too tall to paint.

When she was small, Masha made a time capsule. She put pictures and memories in a box. Then, she buried it in her yard 10 steps from a tree. Now, she is digging for the time capsule. She cannot find it. Masha tries digging deeper, but the time capsule is not there. Masha realizes that she is digging in the wrong place. She concludes that her steps were smaller as a child and tries recounting her steps. After more digging, Masha finds the box. What is the solution in the above passage?

The time capsule is gone forever.

Masha looks in a different yard.

Sequence: In the 1860s, a writer in France had an idea. He wanted to give the US a gift that was a symbol of its independence. Years later, a sculptor designed this gift, the Statue of Liberty. After raising money for the statue, the French built it. Then, they took it apart. They put the pieces on a boat and shipped it across the ocean to the United States. Which of the following shows the right order of events?

1. A writer in France decided to give the US a gift. 2. A sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty. 3. The French built the statue.

1. A sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty. 2. The French built the statue. 3. A writer in France decided to give the US a gift.

1. A writer in France decided to give the US a gift. 2. The French built the statue. 3. A sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty.

Three witches were making a potion. First, they took out their spell book. Then, they put the ingredients into their pot. After the potion began to boil, they poured it into a bottle. Later, the witches sold the potion at the market. Which event happened last?

The witches took out their spell book.

Text Structures Practice

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English

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7th Grade

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CCSS

RI.5.5, RI.1.5, RL.5.3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a cause and effect text structure?

To provide a list of facts without any connections

To entertain the reader with fictional stories

To confuse the reader with unrelated information

To show the relationship between events or actions and their outcomes.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the problem and solution text structure help the reader understand the main idea of a passage?

It introduces characters and describes their personalities

It provides a summary of the entire passage

It presents a problem and then provides a solution or resolution to that problem.

It includes a list of events in chronological order

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Explain how the compare and contrast text structure helps in understanding the similarities and differences between two or more things.

It presents the information in a random order without any structure.

It focuses only on differences and ignores similarities.

It organizes the information to highlight similarities and differences.

It confuses the information by mixing up similarities and differences.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are some signal words that indicate the use of a chronological text structure?

apple, banana, orange, grape

happy, sad, angry, excited

first, next, then, finally, before, after, and later

up, down, left, right

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Describe how the description text structure helps in creating a mental image for the reader.

Description text structure relies on complex mathematical equations to create a mental image

Description text structure has no impact on creating a mental image for the reader

Description text structure uses vivid language, sensory details, and figurative language to create a mental image for the reader.

Description text structure uses random words and phrases to confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is it important to identify the text structure when reading informational texts?

To memorize every detail in the text

To focus only on the vocabulary used in the text

To ignore the organization of the information

To understand the organization of the information and the relationships between ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the structure of this paragraph?

Problem and solution

Cause and effect

Compare and contrast

Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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