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Worksheets5.9Di, 5.9Dii, 5.9Diii Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Text features help readers determine the CENTRAL IDEA. Some examples of TEXT FEATURES are:
Title
Heading
Bold and Italicized Words
All of the above
The (Author's PURPOSE of a text can be remembered by the acronym PIE, PIE stands for:
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Educate
1 of the 5 common TEXT STRUCTURES is DESCRIPTION. DESCRIPTION provides:
Similarities and differences between people, places, things
details or characteristics of something
An outline of chronological events or a list of steps
A problem and explains one or more solutions
1 of 5 common TEXT STRUCTURES is compare and contrast. COMPARE and CONTRAST provides:
Similarities and differences between people, places, things
Details or characteristics of something
An outline of chronological events or a list of steps
A problem and explains one or more solutions
1 of the 5 common TEXT STRUCTURES is ORDER and SEQUENCE, ORDER and SEQUENCE provides:
Similarities and differences between people, places, things
Details or characteristics of something
An outline of chronological events or a list of steps
A problem and explains one or more solutions
1 of the 5 common TEXT STRUCTURES is PROBLEM and SOLUTION provides:
Similarities and differences between people, places, things
Details or characteristics of something
An event and the effects that follow
A problem and explains one or more solutions
1 of the 5 common TEXT STRUCTURES is CAUSE and EFFECT. CAUSE and EFFECT describe:
Similarities and differences between people, places, things
Details or characteristics of something
An event and the effects that follow
A problem and explains one or more solutions
Central Ideas are found in:
Fiction
Non- Fiction
To determine CENTRAL IDEA, find the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE such as:
PERSUADE, INFORM, ENTERTAIN
PERSUADE, INFORM, EDUCATE
COMPARE, CONTRAST
ORDER, SEQUENCE
Which of the following are TEXT STRUCTURES?
Description
Compare and Contrast
Order and Sequence
Cause and Effect
All of the Above
The CENTRAL IDEA should be presented as:
A paragraph
One complete sentence
An essay
A single word
What supports the CENTRAL IDEA in a text:
Main Point
Topic
Supporting Evidence
Central Idea
The farms needed the rain.
The thunder hurt the people's ears.
Lightning made the sky bright.
The storm was very strong
James and Anna were hungry.
James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
The merry-go-round was broken.
The carnival was on Saturday.
The barn was dirty.
Spots was grey and white.
The barn was a good place for Spots to live.
Spots often slept outside when it rained.
