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Informational v. Literary Texts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

A literary text can be described as...

a)

a fictional (made up) story

b)

a story based on a true event

c)

a story typed on a typewriter

d)

a made up story with true life characters

2.

True or False: Literary Texts include plot elements such as setting, characters, climax, or rising actions.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

An informational text can be described as...

a)

a fictional story that follows a traditional plot line with beginning, middle and end

b)

a biographical story about the author's life

c)

non-fiction texts (based on true story) used to teach, inform, and explain real things, people, or topics

d)

a text that is made of only images

4.

True or False: Informational texts DO NOT have a beginning, middle or end.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

What kind of text features do informational texts contain?

a)

what's a text feature?

b)

Chapters, Table of Contents, Title Page

c)

No text, all pictures

d)

Headings, Subheadings, Captions, Photographs, Illustrations, Diagrams, Graphs

6.

Which of the following are indicators that help you identify a "Key Word" in an informational text?

a)

Key words are often bolded, italicized, underlined or highlighted in colors

b)

Key words have a key symbol next to them

c)

Key words are inserted into my brain by the key word gods before I read

d)

Key words are explained at the beginning of the chapter

7.

Select all the following examples of literary texts:

a)

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

b)

The Dictionary

c)

Pete The Cat

d)

Percy Jackson: The Lightening Thief

8.

Select all of the following characteristics that you can find in an informational text:

a)

diagrams and lables

b)

illustrations and photographs

c)

a beginning, middle and end

d)

bold, italic and colored key words

9.

Select the following characteristics you can find in a literary text:

a)

characters and settings

b)

a beginning, middle and end

c)

diagrams and lables

d)

keywords: bold, italic or colored

10.

Informational texts help readers...

a)

learn, or explain new information

b)

imagine a story in their heads

c)

get 100% on quizizz

d)

visualize images of setting and characters