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Nonfiction Text: Structures & Features

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
 Have you ever made macaroni and cheese? It’s simple! First, boil some water and make some macaroni. Then, make your cheese sauce. After the cheese sauce is ready, mix it with the macaroni. Bake the entire thing in the oven. Finally, it’s time to eat!
a)
Sequence
b)
compare and contrast
c)
description
d)
problem and solution
2.
What type of text structure gives you a problem and then a solution for fixing that problem? 
a)

Cause and Effect

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Compare and Contrast

d)

Sequence 

3.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
Park School had a terrible problem. Every day at recess, students would argue over the slides. Teachers had to spend time every day taking care of the arguments. Finally, one teacher came up with a great solution. They bought another set of slides that everyone could enjoy.
a)
problem and solution
b)
cause and effect
c)
compare and contrast
d)
description
4.
Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?
a)

Sequence

b)

Cause & Effect

c)

Problem & Solution

d)

Compare/Contrast

5.
Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order/sequence.
a)

first, next, finally, after

b)

cause, effect, as a result of, because

c)

problem, solution, promise, struggle

d)

compare, contrast, similar, different

6.
The text structure of _________________ gives many details or characteristics on a specific topic. 
a)

description 

b)

cause & effect

c)

problem & solution 

d)

chronological 

7.
The text structure of _______________ discusses similarities & differences between two or more subjects. 
a)
sequence
b)
compare & contrast 
c)
description 
d)
cause and effect
8.
"I completely forgot to do my homework, so I got a zero for today." 
a)

Sequence

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Compare and Contrast

d)

Cause and Effect

9.
This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.
a)

  Glossary

b)

Index

c)

Table of contents

d)

Caption

10.
What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?
a)

Captions

b)

Index

c)

Glossary

d)

None of the above

11.
This feature is usually found at the top of a page and explains what the paragraph is about?
a)

Table of contents

b)

Diagram

c)

Index

d)

Heading

12.
The table of contents will..?
a)

Give you the definition of an important word

b)

Tell you where to find important words

c)

Explain what the photograph is about

d)

List the chapters

13.
This feature is used to show one or more locations/ geographical regions.
a)

Glossary

b)

Maps

c)

Captions

d)

None of the above

14.

A SEQUENCE text structure_____________________.

a)

tells what happened and why it happened.

b)

gives a problem and describes how it can be/ is solved.

c)

describes something.

d)

tells the order the events happened.

15.

A HEADING for this article is "Central Nervous System." What text feature are the red arrows pointing to?

a)

headings

b)

subheadings

c)

titles

d)

subtitles

16.

What is the difference between a TABLE OF CONTENTS and an INDEX?

a)

A table of contents is located at the beginning of a book and lists the heading names and pages. An index can be found at the back of a book and gives the page numbers that specific topics are described on.

b)

An index is located at the beginning of a book and lists the heading names and pages. A table of contents can be found at the back of a book and gives the page numbers that specific topics are described on.

c)

A table of contents gives the reader background information about the author and can be found at the back of a book. An index provides the reader with definitions for key words included in bold throughout the text.

d)

An index describes what a photograph is showing while a table of contents gives the reader a list of sources where the facts were taken from.

17.

What is a bibliography?

a)

It is found at the beginning of a book. It is a list of headings with their page numbers.

b)

It is located at the back of the book and includes words and definitions in alphabetical order.

c)

It is a list of sources that the author used to gather facts and information for their book. This would be found at the back of a book.

d)

It is text that can be in bold, underlined, italics, etc.

18.
What is a caption?
a)
A sentence that explains a picture
b)
An image
c)
A key vocabulary word
d)
A main idea
19.
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Combination
20.
Real events are in...?
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
21.
How does the table of contents help a reader?
a)
find the right book.
b)
read more words.
c)
find parts of the book quickly.
22.

Where can you find an index?

a)

Front of a book

b)

back of a book

c)

middle of a book

23.

What is a NONFICTION text?

a)

Writing that is created from the imagination

b)

Writing that is based on facts, real events, real people, and true stories.

24.

What is a HEADING?

a)

The images in the text

b)

A smaller part of the text that introduces a more specific topic.

c)

A part of a text that tells the reader what a text is going to be about

25.

IIs this a DIAGRAM or a GRAPH?

a)

Diagram

b)

Graph

26.

Shows the relationship between what happened and why

a)

Descriptive

b)

Compare/Contrast

c)

Cause/Effect

d)

Sequential

27.
What text structure would a Venn Diagram go with?
a)
Description and List
b)
Cause and Effect
c)
Question and Answer
d)
Compare and Contrast
28.

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

a)

Diagram

b)

Heading

c)

Caption

d)

Illustration

29.

This page, located in the back of a book, is an alphabetical list of topics (and the page numbers) found in a book.

a)

Glossary

b)

Sidebar

c)

Index

d)

Table of Contents

30.

Pictures taken with a camera to show objects as they appear in real life.

a)

Diagram

b)

Drawing

c)

Photograph

d)

Charts

31.
Tells the name of the book...
a)
A table
b)
An index
c)
A heading
d)
A title
32.

A researcher is looking through an old textbook and encounters the word oligarchy in italics. He doesn't know the meaning of the word. Where in the book might he find the definition?

a)

headings and subheadings

b)

table of contents

c)

glossary

d)

diagrams

33.

Tornado hunters are people who try to find tornadoes just as the storms form. In which section would you be most likely to find a description of how they find storms?

a)

Introduction

b)

Chapter 5

c)

Chapter 6

d)

Glossary

34.

Where might you find illustrations like the ones in the passage?

a)

in a history textbook

b)

in a science textbook

c)

in a gardening magazine

d)

in a sailing magazine

35.

What do the illustrations show?

a)

the way water moves

b)

the way glaciers move

c)

the way Earth’s crust moves

d)

the way mountains move

36.

Tornado hunters are people who try to find tornadoes just as the storms form. In which section would you be most likely to find a description of how they find storms?

a)

Introduction

b)

Chapter 5

c)

Chapter 6

d)

Glossary

37.

These make lists easier to read.

a)

glasses

b)

bullets

c)

italics

d)

magnifying glass

38.

These show that a word is important.

a)

exclamation points

b)

captions

c)

diagrams

d)

italics

39.

A preface is...

a)

tells why an author wrote the book, what will be learned, and why it is important.

b)

happens before the face of the book.

c)

provides additional content that is useful to the reader.

d)

is a comment or conclusion to what has happened in the book.

40.

A bibliography is...

a)

the study of books.

b)

a drawing of the bible.

c)

a list of the works cited in your book.

d)

a collection of books.

41.

An author's reason for writing is...

a)

text structures

b)

text features

c)

author's purpose

d)

nonfiction

42.

The author wants to give you information about a specific topic.

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

43.

The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something.

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

44.

The author wants to provide enjoyment for the reader.

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

45.

Textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspaper articles are all

a)

examples of "persuade"

b)

examples of "inform"

c)

examples of "entertain"

46.

Poems, plays, comics, short stories, novels, riddles, jokes, song lyrics are ...

a)

examples of "persuade"

b)

examples of "inform"

c)

examples of "entertain"

47.

The author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture.

a)

description

b)

compare & contrast

c)

order & sequence

d)

problem & solution

e)

cause & effect

48.
A picture, usually a drawing, that has labels to identify it's parts. 
a)
Diagram
b)
Heading
c)
Caption
49.

The picture shows:

a)

A subheading

b)

A title

c)

Bold text

d)

Caption

50.
A way to present information in a visual way.
a)
Graph
b)
Caption
c)
Glossary