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Informational Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the text feature?
a)
label
b)
caption
2.
Dr. Knapp doesn’t want people to sit back and let the toad vanish.  He believes that everyone is responsible for restoring the toad species.  Dr. Knapp thinks we could help restore the toad population if we stop mowing parts of our lawns and let the grass grow wild to reserve space for the toad.  He also believes we need to stop using pesticides and fertilizers.  The chemicals kill the insects that toads eat.  If we preserve some spaces in our lawns and stop using fertilizers, Dr. Knapp believes we can save the toads.  What text structure is this?
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Problem and Solution
c)
Sequence
d)
Compare and Contrast
3.
What is the text feature?
a)
caption
b)
map
4.
What is the text feature?
a)
table of contents
b)
label
5.
Pop out (remove) the egg yolks to a small bowl and mash with a fork. Add mayonnaise, mustard powder, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Fill the empty egg white shells with the mixture and sprinkle lightly with paprika.  Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to one day before serving.  What s the text structure?
a)
Sequence
b)
Cause and Effect
c)
Chronological
d)
Problem and Solution
6.
Where would you find a caption?
a)
Close to a picture
b)
At the top of a section
c)
On the table of contents
d)
In the glossary
7.
What is the text feature?
a)
glossary
b)
diagram
8.
What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?
a)
Captions
b)
Index
c)
Glossary
d)
None of the above
9.
Pictures taken with a camera to show objects as they appear in real life.
a)
Diagram
b)
Drawing
c)
Photograph
d)
Table
10.
Though toads are still around, they no longer are as common in some areas as they were a few decades ago. The growing use of insecticides has reduced their numbers. The chemical sprays usually do not harm toads, but cut down the animals’ food supply. Thereby, the toads do not have enough food to survive.  There are fewer toads in many areas populated by humans.  What text structure is this?
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Problem and Solution
c)
Compare and Contrast
d)
Chronological
11.
A list of chapters in a book and the page numbers where each chapter starts.
a)
Index
b)
Table of Contents
c)
Glossary
d)
Framed Text (Text Box, Insert)
12.
What graphic feature is shown in this example?
a)
photograph
b)
table
c)
map
d)
diagram
13.
Where would you find an index?
a)
in the front of a book
b)
in the middle of the book
c)
in the margins of the book
d)
in the back of the book
14.
The purpose of the text feature below the photo is _______________.
a)
to show the main idea of the article to the reader. 
b)
To convince the reader that snakes are dangerous 
c)
To provide an explanation of the photo
d)
To inform the reader about the history of snakes. 
15.
What is the text feature?
a)
bold print
b)
glossary
16.
What text structure explains why something happened or explains the effects of something?
a)
Compare or Contrast
b)
Problem or Solution
c)
Cause or Effect
d)
Sequence
17.
What is the text feature?
a)
index
b)
italics
18.
What text structure talks about order in time?
a)
Chronological/Sequence
b)
Compare and Contrast
c)
Cause and Effect
d)
Problem or Solution
19.
The text structure that describes the order steps occurred is called_______.
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Sequence
c)
Compare and Contrast
d)
Problem and Solution
20.
What is the text feature?
a)
photo
b)
caption
21.
When you are finding similarities and differences within in a text, what text structure is this format?
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Problem and Solution
c)
Sequence
d)
Compare and Contrast
22.
What is the text feature?
a)
diagram
b)
index
23.
Here are two popular sports played at Milton, basketball and volleyball.  Both take place inside of the gym at Milton.  Also, each sport has two teams of people.  In basketball, however, the ball can be played off of the floor, and in volleyball, the ball cannot touch the floor or it is out of play.  Basketball and volleyball are popular sports at Milton.  What text structure is this?
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Compare and Contrast
c)
Problem and Solution
d)
Sequence/Chronological
24.
What is the text feature?
a)
table of contents
b)
label
25.
Devers experienced the highlight of any sprinter’s career, as she stood on the huge platform in the giant stadium and received an Olympic gold medal.
Eighteen months earlier she wasn’t thinking about running. She was hoping that she would be able to walk again. 
Just four years earlier, in the summer of 1988, as Devers was training for the Olympic Games, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, she began to feel very tired all the time and failed to make the Olympic finals. What text structure is this?
a)
Problem and Solution
b)
Compare and Contrast
c)
Chronological
d)
Cause and Effect