Nonfiction Reading Practice

What genre is this book?

• fiction 

• realistic fiction

• nonfiction

• historical fiction

True or False: Illustrations and/or photos help readers understand what they are reading about.

• True

• False

• I'm not for sure

• It depends

The words that tell about this photograph are called the 

• bold print

• caption

• label

Which of the following could be the title of a non-fiction text? 

• The time my pet Alligator ran away

• All About Alligators

• Why Alligators are the Best Animal

Which is an example of a subheading in this article?

• Escape from Pompeii

• Just Like Us

• Archaeologists

• Map it out

If you read an unknown word while reading nonfiction, what is one thing you should do?

• look up every word in a dictionary

• ask Siri

• ask your grandma

• look around the page to see if the author gave a text book that has the definition.

If you read an unknown word while reading nonfiction, and the author didn't give you a text box with the definition, what can you do?

• ask your grandpa

• re-read the paragraph to see if the author told you the definition in the sentences

• google the definition

• beg your older sibling to tell you

If you're reading and come to an unknown word and there's no text box, and there's no hints in the paragraph with the word, what should you do?

• picture what's happening in the text and try to think about what the word might mean

• just close your eyes and guess

• ask Siri what it means

• give up on figuring out the word

Subtitles are special headings that tell readers...

• what the whole book is about

• what the section is about

• what the author had for lunch

• what the images next to the text mean

In many countries around the world people are unable to find clean water to drink. Clean water is necessary for a healthy life. One program called The Water Project is taking matters into their own hands by digging wells in Africa so that locals can have clean water. They know this will not fix the issue everywhere but it’s a step in the right direction.

What is the organizational pattern?

• compare & contrast

• problem & solution

• description

• cause & effect