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ELA.3.R.2.1 - Vocabulary Text Features and Structure

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Text structures and features help you understand the text.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

This organizes the story/passage in HOW the author has written it.

a)

Text Features

b)

Text Structure

3.

What text feature helps you understand when events happened in a story?

a)

Timeline

b)

Bold words

c)

Index

d)

Glossary

4.

When an author explains why something happened and what happened because of it, they are using which text structure?

a)

Description

b)

Cause and effect

c)

Sequence

d)

Compare and contrast

5.

Which text structure would an author use to show how two animals are alike and different?

a)

Problem and solution

b)

Sequence

c)

Compare and contrast

d)

Chronological order

6.

What text feature would help you quickly find a specific topic in a book?

a)

Caption

b)

Table of contents

c)

Heading

d)

Graph

7.

When events are told in the order they happened, what text structure is being used?

a)

Compare and contrast

b)

Description

c)

Problem and solution

d)

Chronological order

8.

What text feature would best help you understand a complex scientific process?

a)

Diagram

b)

Table of contents

c)

Index

d)

Bibliography

9.

Which text feature helps explain what difficult words mean in a text?

a)

Table

b)

Glossary

c)

Header

d)

Caption

10.

When numbers or information are organized in rows and columns, what text feature is being used?

a)

Timeline

b)

Bold Words

c)

Chart

d)

Table

11.

Which text feature provides a short description under a picture?

a)

Caption

b)

Heading

c)

Title

d)

Label

12.

Which item shows Bold Words?

13.

Which item shows a picture?

14.

Which item shows a caption?

15.

Match the following.

a)

1.

Chart

b)

2.

Heading

c)

3.

Bold Words

d)

4.

Glossary

e)

5.

Diagram

16.

Match the following.

a)

1.

Map

b)

2.

Heading

c)

3.

Caption

d)

4.

Glossary

e)

5.

Photo

17.

Why did the author include a map in this passage?

a)

To show the reader the meaning of important words

b)

To show the reader where the passage took place

c)

To show the reader what the United States looks like

d)

To tell the reader what the passage is mostly about

18.

Why did the author include bold words in this passage?

a)

To show the reader the meaning of important words

b)

To show the reader where the passage took place

c)

To show the reader which words are important

d)

To tell the reader what the passage is mostly about

19.

Why did the author include the pictures in this passage?

a)

To show the reader the meaning of the word habitat

b)

To show the reader what water habitats look like

c)

To show the reader the meaning of important words

d)

To tell the reader what the passage is mostly about

20.

Why did the author include this caption in the passage?

a)

To show the reader the meaning of the word habitat

b)

To show the reader what water habitats look like

c)

To describe to the reader what is happening in the picture

d)

To tell the reader what the passage is mostly about

21.

Organize these key words into the right text structure categories.

Categorize the following

First

Next

Then

After

Before

Finally

During

Because

Therefore

As a result

Consequently

Due to

So

If…then

Similar

Likewise

In the same way

Both

Compared to

However

Chronological Order
Cause and Effect
Comparison
22.

How to Get a Dog in Minecraft: A Step-by-Step Guide

Getting a dog in Minecraft is an exciting adventure that requires several steps. First, you need to find wolves in the game since they can become your loyal dog companions. Wolves usually live in forest biomes, especially in areas with lots of trees and grass blocks. Once you spot a wolf, you'll need to have some bones in your inventory to tame it and turn it into your pet dog.

After finding wolves and collecting bones, the next step is to tame them. You can get bones by defeating skeletons at night or finding them in chests throughout the world. When you have your bones ready, slowly approach the wolf and right-click on it while holding the bone. Sometimes it takes more than one bone to tame a wolf, so be patient! You'll know the wolf has become your dog when red hearts appear above its head and it gets a red collar.

Finally, once you've successfully tamed your new dog, you can take care of it and go on adventures together. Your dog will follow you wherever you go and help protect you from dangerous monsters. You can make your dog sit by right-clicking on it, and it will stay in that spot until you click on it again. Remember to keep your dog safe and away from dangerous places like lava or high cliffs. If you want to heal your dog when it gets hurt, you can feed it meat to restore its health.

What is the text structure in this passage?

a)

chronological order

b)

cause and effect

c)

compare and contrast

23.

How You Go To School

Learning at home and learning at a regular school are two different ways that students can get their education. When you learn at home, you often work at your own kitchen table or desk, with a parent or tutor as your teacher. In contrast, at regular school, you sit in a classroom with many other students and have a teacher who works with the whole class.

The daily schedule is quite different between these two types of schools. In home school, you can often choose when to start your day and take breaks when you need them. You might study math in the morning and reading in the afternoon, or switch it around based on what works best for you. Regular school, however, follows a set schedule with specific times for each subject, lunch periods, and recess that are the same every day.

The way students interact with others is another big difference between these types of schools. At regular school, you spend your day with many classmates, playing at recess and working together on group projects. You can make friends and learn to work with different people. Home school students spend more time with their family, but they can still make friends through home school groups, sports teams, or clubs in their community. Both types of schools can help students learn and grow, just in different ways.

What is the text structure of this passage?

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Chronological order

24.

The Pilgrims' Choice

The Pilgrims were people who wanted to pray and worship in their own way, but the king of England would not let them. Because they couldn't pray as they wished, they got in trouble a lot. This made the Pilgrims sad and scared, so they moved to a country called Holland where they could pray freely.

The Pilgrims stayed in Holland for a while, but they had a new problem. Their children were learning Dutch ways and starting to forget about being English. Because of this, the Pilgrims decided to take a big ship called the Mayflower to America. This led them to build a new home called Plymouth Colony, where they could finally pray how they wanted and keep their English ways of life.

What is the text structure of this passage?

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Chronological order