Nonfiction Text Structure Lesson

Which nonfiction narrative structure shows the structure of the story?

• characterization

• theme

• dialogue

• plot

What order should a nonfiction narrative be written in?

• out-of-sequence

• flashback

• chronological order

• cronological order

The central idea of a nonfiction text is...?

• the focused idea of the text

• the first sentence of a paragraph in the text

• a detail from the text

• a lesson that the author is trying to teach the reader

What is the purpose of the author including supporting details in a nonfiction text?

• They help provide more information about the central idea(s) of a text.

• They give the reader more knowledge about the topic of the text.

• They help the reader identify the central idea(s) of a text.

• All of the above

What is the purpose of text features in a nonfiction text?

• provide the reader with more information about the central idea

• helps the reader locate specific information about the topic of the text

• brings attention to important key details in the text

• all of the above

Text structure refers to how the text is organized. Which type of text structure explains the similarities and differences between two or more different subjects?

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Problem and Solution

What is the text structure of the following paragraph?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

What is the text structure of the following passage?

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.

• Sequence

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

The following signal words are used with which type of text structure?

First, Next, Then, Finally, etc...

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

What is the text structure of the Origami passage?

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect