Informational Text

What is the author's purpose for informational text?

• to explain

• to inform

• to teach

• all of the above

The capybara is the world's largest rodents. Capybaras can weigh up to 145 pounds. They love the water and spend most of their time in swamps, ponds, and rivers. If you want to see a capybara in the wild, you will need to go to Central or South America. What TEXT STRUCTURE is being used?

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Description

Calligraphy is a form of handwriting . A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Old documents are usually written in this form. Diplomas , certificates and other awards are written in calligraphy. It is an interesting form of handwriting. What is the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

• to Inform the reader about calligraphy

• to Entertain the reader with different types of handwriting

• to convinve the reader to write in calligraphy

• to tell the reader the different forms of calligraphy

What text structure organizes the text by telling the order of events?

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

tells a true story

• Drama
• Fiction 
• Nonfiction 
• Poetry 

We are depleting the Earth's reserves of oil. Someday there will not be any left.  What is the meaning of depleting?

• using up
• adding to
• creating
• saving up

Electricity can flow through some kinds of materials, but not through others. Materials that electricity can flow through are called conductors. Metal and water are both conductors. By contrast, materials that electricity cannot flow through are called insulators. Plastics, glass, fabric, and wood are all insulators. What TEXT STRUCTURE is being used?

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

As the students generated ideas for solving the
problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten.  What is the meaning of generated?

• created 

• disscussed
• discovered
• applied 

Grandpa was in a jovial mood, making jokes and laughing at everything.  What is the meaning of jovial?

• crazy
• happy
• irritable
• angry

To make a yummy smoothie, first put some milk in a blender. Then add a banana and some frozen berries such as strawberries and blueberries. You may also want to add some grapes. Next, turn your blender to its lowest setting and gradually increase the speed until everything is blended. Then pour it into a glass and enjoy! What TEXT STRUCTURE is being used?

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence