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nonfiction text

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

Words or phrases that divide an epository text into smaller parts.

a)

Subheading

b)

Heading

c)

Title

d)

Caption

2.

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?

a)

to tell a story about pyramids

b)

to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid

c)

to convince you to eat vegetables

d)

to explain how to go shopping for food

3.

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?

a)

to entertain you with a story about artists

b)

to teach you how all artists become famous

c)

to convince you to attend an art program

d)

to explain how to paint a sunset

4.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

a)

using your own words

b)

summary being shorter than the text

c)

exact words from the text

d)

including main ideas only

5.

When writing a summary for a INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to consider?

a)

characters

b)

solution

c)

details and facts

d)

conflict

6.

What kind of writing (genre) is informational text?

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-Fiction

c)

Fantasy

d)

Fiction-Non

7.

Informational text-

a)

is made up

b)

provides the reader with facts

c)

entertains the audience

d)

is written like a story

8.

What text structure organizes the text by explaining how things are alike and different?

a)

cause and effect

b)

sequence

c)

compare and contrast

d)

description

9.

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

a)

problem and solution

b)

sequence

c)

cause and effect

d)

description

10.

What is the author's purpose for informational text?

a)

to explain

b)

to inform

c)

to teach

d)

all of the above

11.

"Papel Picado" is beautiful art that you can display for many events.

a)

This is a fact

b)

This is an opinion

12.

The ___________ is what the text is mostly about.

a)

genre

b)

purpose

c)

main idea

13.

Informational text

a)

is real information.

b)

informs the reader about many topics.

c)

teaches new information.

d)

all of the above

14.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

15.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

16.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

17.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

18.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

19.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

20.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

21.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

22.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

23.

Listen to the audio and identify whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

24.

Persuade means...

a)

Make people agree with you

b)

Make people angry

c)

Make people think the opposite thing

d)

Make people fall in love

25.

Inform means...

a)

Give informal speech

b)

Give information or teach something

c)

Take the form

d)

Give in a form

26.

Entertain means...

a)

To make people sleepy

b)

To make people leave

c)

To make people enjoy something

d)

To make people read

27.

the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

28.

The author wants to give you information.

a)

Entertain

b)

Persuade

c)

Inform

29.

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

a)

Entertain

b)

Inform

c)

Persuade

30.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

31.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

32.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?
A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

33.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

Instructions on how to make a compost pile

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

34.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

35.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

The story of a garbage truck who has a hard time making friends

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

36.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

37.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A billboard asking voters to appoint Joe Santiago as Sanitation Commissioner

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

38.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

The script for a television commercial to be read by Miley Cyrus telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions because future generations depend on it

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

39.

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A sticker on the trash compactor that shows how to operate it

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

40.

The following picture has a black box that displays:

a)

a subtitle

b)

a caption

c)

graphic

d)

picture

41.

What is the name for the dark printed words shown?

a)

bold print.

b)

labels.

c)

diagram.

42.

Name one of the labels in this diagram

a)

hat

b)

vest

c)

scarf

43.

What is the name of this nonfiction text feature?

a)

Illustration

b)

Diagram

c)

Photograph

d)

Drawing

44.

A drawing of a place is called a

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

label

d)

drawing

45.

A map helps a reader to

a)

understand important words.

b)

understand where things are located.

c)

understand how to write a nonfiction book.

46.

A picture, usually a drawing, that has labels to identify it's parts.

a)

Diagram/Graph

b)

Heading

c)

Caption

d)

Picture

47.

Small text found near a picture that gives important information about the picture.

a)

Caption

b)

Glossary

c)

Photograph

d)

Title

48.

A way to present information in a visual way.

a)

Graph

b)

Caption

c)

Glossary

49.

What is the title of the article?

a)

The dangers of over-scheduling our kids

b)

Alarming symptoms

c)

Stress isn't just for adults anymore

d)

Stress management

50.

Which text feature helps you figure out the main idea of a nonfiction text?

a)

Special Print

b)

Heading & Subheading

c)

Title & Subtitle

d)

Caption

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