Nonfiction Text Features and Homophones

What is the meaning of the homophone "pair" in the sentence: "She bought a new pair of shoes"?

• A fruit

• Two items of the same kind

• To join together

• A type of bird

Which text feature would you use to find the definition of a word in a book?

• Index

• Glossary

• Table of Contents

• Bibliography

Read the following sentence: "The knight knew the new rules of the kingdom." What is the homophone for "knew"?

• New

• No

• Know

• Now

Which tool would you use to quickly find information about a specific topic in a book?

• Index

• Glossary

• Preface

• Appendix

What is the main idea of a text?

• The title of the text

• The most important point the author is making

• The first sentence of the text

• The last sentence of the text

How does the use of dialogue in a story help the reader?

• It makes the story longer

• It helps to develop characters and advance the plot

• It provides a summary of the story

• It lists the main events in order

Why might an author choose to use a diagram in an informational text?

• To confuse the reader

• To provide a visual representation of information

• To make the text look more interesting

• To fill up space on the page

What is the purpose of a table of contents in a book?

• To provide a list of all the words in the book

• To summarize each chapter

• To list the chapters and their page numbers

• To give a brief biography of the author

How can you determine the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence?

• By looking at the pictures

• By using context clues from the surrounding text

• By guessing based on the length of the word

• By skipping the word

Which of the following is a homophone for "sea"?

• See

• Say

• Saw

• So