What is the purpose of the following passage? Discovered in 2008, a Pinocchio frog is a small tree frog. An expedition funded by the National Geographic Society discovered the strange little species while exploring the Foja Mountains in Indonesia. The frog can “inflate” its nose to make it suddenly grow larger.

A student wants to find the section of his science textbook that covers genetics. What text feature will help him find that section?

Caroline has found a photo in her textbook of a famous person who looks familiar, but she cannot recognize. What text feature will help her confirm that the person in the photo is Rosa Parks, as she suspects?

What is the meaning of the underlined word? The presenter’s monotonous voice made the presentation boring for the audience.

What is the meaning of the underlined word? The students who were protesting were told to vacate the area in front of the building and move to the back.

Which text feature is demonstrated in the passage below? A biography of a famous astronaut called First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong, written by James R. Hansen is now available as an audio book.

Which text feature is demonstrated below?

Continents

There are seven large land masses on earth which are referred to as continents. The seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.

Africa

Africa is the second largest, and the second most populated continent. It is surrounded by the ocean and divided nearly in half by the equator.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

The members of the basketball team were told it was vital that they turn in their insurance forms in order to play.

What is the purpose of the following passage?

Today our landfills are filled with plastic grocery bags. These bags degrade slowly and release harmful chemicals. Do your part for the environment and start using a reusable, cloth grocery bag whenever you shop.