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expository texts

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What graphic feature is shown in this example?
a)
photograph
b)
table
c)
map
d)
diagram
2.
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
3.
What is the difference between a illustration and picture?
a)
 A picture is taken with a camera
b)
An illustration is drawn
c)
An illustration is drawn and a picture is taken with a real camera
d)
There is no difference 
4.
What is the author’s purpose for the text feature inside the red box?” 
a)
To show the main idea of the first paragraph. 
b)
To provide info not found in the text 
c)
To show the main idea of the article. 
d)
To establish where an event happens and how far away. 
5.
What are the words that are more darkened called?
a)
italics
b)
compares
c)
apples
d)
Bold Print
6.
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)
7.
What is the term for the words that appear below a picture? 
a)
glossary
b)
caption
c)
description
d)
photo
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.
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)
11.
This is an example of a ___________?
a)
Index
b)
Table of contents
c)
Graph
d)
Caption
12.
What graphic feature is shown in this example?
a)
photograph
b)
table
c)
map
d)
diagram
13.
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
14.
What is the first clue that helps you know what a text is about?
a)
the title
b)
a heading
c)
the table of contents
d)
the pictures
15.
What text feature is added to help provide more information about photographs, illustrations, or diagrams?
a)
Illustrations
b)
subheadings
c)
special print
d)
labels
16.
The purpose of graphics (such as graphs, tables, pictures, or maps) is to ____________
a)
Help the reader visualize important information 
b)
Describe what is found in a photo or illustration 
c)
Separate text into sections based on main ideas 
d)
Show information that occurs in a certain order 
17.
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. 
18.
This article is about the increase in students using the internet. What is the purpose of the text feature in the yellow box?
a)
To show the number of teens using the internet
b)
To persuade the reader to use the internet
c)
To add color and make the article pretty
d)
To persuade the reader to make a Facebook page 
19.
Helps the readers see where the places in the passage are in relation to geographic regions of the world
a)
Illustrations
b)
Glossary
c)
Index
d)
Maps
20.
Found at the back of the book and provides the reader with an alphabetical listing of the ideas in the book and provides the page # to read about the topic
a)
Glossary
b)
Photographs
c)
Index
d)
Maps
21.

This is a...

a)

Caption

b)

Diagram

22.

A diagram has...

a)

Labels

b)

Photographs

23.

Expository text is...

a)

Nonfiction (real)

b)

Fiction (fake)

24.

Words under a photograph or illustration are called...

a)

Photographs

b)

Captions

25.

Photographs are...

a)

Real Pictures

b)

Drawings

26.

Illustrations are...

a)

Real Pictures

b)

Drawings

27.

What is cause?

a)

The why

b)

The what

28.

What is the effect?

a)

The why

b)

The what

29.

Which one shows sequence?

a)

56987

b)

1234

c)

4321

30.

What do we use to compare and contrast?

a)
b)
31.

Which is the cause?

a)
b)
32.

Which one is the effect?

a)
b)
33.

What is the effect?

a)
b)
34.

What is the cause?

a)
b)
35.

Which book is expository text?

a)
b)
36.

This text shows how one event or action creates a result or a following situation... something else to happen

a)

Sequence

b)

Chronological

c)

Problem/Solution

d)

Cause and Effect

37.
The Venn Diagram is helpful to use with this text feature...
a)
Problem/Solution
b)
Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast
c)
Description
d)
Chronological
38.
Dr. Miller doesn’t want the tigers to vanish.  These majestic beasts are disappearing at an alarming rate.  Dr. Miller thinks that we should write to our congress people.  If we let them know that we demand the preservation of this species, maybe we can make a difference.  Dr. Miller also thinks that we should donate to Save the Tigers.  Our donations will help to support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the tigers.  We owe it to our grandchildren to do something. What is an example of what text feature?
a)
Compare and Contrast
b)
Chronological
c)
Problem/Solution
d)
Description
39.
Expository Text Features is the  way a text is organized and refers to the different forms the author uses to organize the text.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The twist is a dance inspired by rock and roll music.  To do the Twist, first stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart.  The torso may be squared to the knees and hips, or turned at an angle so one foot is farther forward than the other.  Then, hold your arms out from your body, bent at your elbow.  Next, rotate your hips, torso, and legs as a single unit with your arms staying more or less stationary.  Every so often lift one leg off of the floor for styling.  Now you're doing the twist!
This is an example of what text feature?
a)
Description
b)
Cause and Effect
c)
Compare and Contrast
d)
Sequence
41.
This text shows order of steps or process 
a)
Sequence
b)
Description
c)
Chronological
d)
Compare and Contrast
42.
The following is NOT an example of Expository Text:
a)
biography
b)
poem
c)
news article
d)
campaign speech
43.
Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista, was born in 1972.  Nineteen years later Mitchell’s first album, “Runnin' Off at da Mouth,” debuted.  In 1997, after appearing on a hit song, Twista was signed to Atlantic Records.  Under that label he released “Adrenaline Rush” and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz in 1998.  His 2004 album Kamikaze went to number-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart.
This is an example of what text feature?
a)
Chronological
b)
Sequence
c)
Description
d)
Cause and Effect
44.
This text structure helps readers create pictures in their mind about a topic
a)
Compare and Contrast
b)
Cause and Effect
c)
Description
d)
Problem / Solution
45.
Which text structure is below:
Acoustic and Electric Guitars
As broad as their sounds are, there are several very distinct similarities and differences between electric and acoustic guitars. For instance, both utilize the use of a body for the neck to attach to and a neck with frets for finger placement. An acoustic guitar needs no amplifier to make its sound loud enough to be heard. However, an electric guitar is very hard to hear without an amplifier. An electric guitar requires the use of an amplifier to transport the sound though pickups that are secured in the body. . The genre of the music frequently dictates which type of guitar should be used.
a)
problem/solution
b)
compare/contrast
c)
cause/effect
d)
chronological order
46.

Expository texts are ...

a)

fictional texts that are not real, but could really happen

b)

nonfiction texts which deals with factual, real-life information

c)

nonfiction texts that are not real

d)

fictional texts that are based on real facts

47.

Which of the following helps a reader locate a place that is related to the text?

a)

charts

b)

graphs

c)

subheadings

d)

maps

48.

Which of the following conveys an important idea or object from the text and includes a description?

a)

pictures and captions

b)

sidebars

c)

charts

d)

graphs

49.

Which text structure includes adjectives or characteristics?

a)

compare and contrast

b)

chronological order

c)

description

d)

cause and effect

50.

Which text feature identifies important words and their definitions?

a)

index

b)

table of contents

c)

charts

d)

glossary

51.

What is the main purpose of headings and subheadings?

a)

To convey an important object from the text

b)

To identify the main idea of a particular section

c)

To understand important vocabulary words

d)

To show where to go in the text to find specific information

52.

This type of text structure demonstrates the sequence of or lists steps -

a)

description

b)

cause and effect

c)

compare and contrast

d)

chronological order

53.

Which text feature illustrates a detailed object with labels?

a)

diagrams

b)

charts

c)

graphs

d)

maps

54.

A cross section is to -

a)

tell the reader what information will be learned

b)

identify important vocabulary words

c)

locate a place that is related to the text

d)

to view something by looking at it from the inside

55.

What text feature appears in alphabetical order and directs the reader where to find information?

a)

index

b)

glossary

c)

footnotes

d)

sidebars

56.

Which text structure conveys the similarities and differences?

a)

problem and solution

b)

compare and contrast

c)

cause and effect

d)

description

57.

Which text feature illustrates data on something from the text?

a)

table of contents

b)

maps

c)

charts and graphs

d)

diagrams

58.

What is the purpose of this text structure?

a)

To describe an event and its possible causes

b)

To describe a dilemma and possible ways to resolve it

c)

To explain the order of events

d)

To provide details on a problem

59.

Which text feature appears at the beginning of the text and shows where to find information?

a)

glossary

b)

footnotes

c)

table of contents

d)

heading

60.

Clues for this text structure include -

a)

step-by-step, order words

b)

alike, different, in contrast, common

c)

problem, dilemma, solution

d)

as a result, due to, reason

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