Nonfiction Text Structures and Features Review

What text structure most likely includes the following words and phrases:

different, alike, similar to, similarities, in comparison to, and in contrast?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Chronological

What text structure most likely includes the following words and phrases:

the problem is, issue is, solves, and the solution to?

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Sequential

• Compare and contrast

What text structure most likely includes the following signal words: first, second, third, later, next, before, then, after, finally, now, and previously?

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Chronological

• Sequential

What text structure most likely includes the following words and phrases: such as, is like, looks like, sounds like, smells like, feels like, and tastes like?

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

Respond to the following statement:

I feel confident identifying and working with nonfiction text features.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Neutral

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

Respond to the following statement:

I feel confident identifying and working with nonfiction text structures.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Neutral

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspaper articles

• examples of "persuade"

• examples of "inform"

• examples of "entertain"

the author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

• cause & effect

the author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, or ideas

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

• cause & effect

the author provides readers with chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

• cause & effect