WorksheetsExpository Text Features Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When you first pick up an expository text, which text feature should you examine to predict what the entire text will be about?
A student is reading a chapter about ecosystems and notices it's divided into sections like 'Producers,' 'Consumers,' and 'Decomposers.'
What is the primary purpose of these subheadings?
In an article about climate change, certain scientific terms appear in bold print.
What should a reader do when encountering these bold words?
An expository text about the water cycle includes a diagram showing evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
How does this graphic work together with the written text?
When designing an expository text about healthy eating for elementary students, which organizational structure would be most effective (useful)?
Chronological- Timeline of when foods were discovered
A photograph in a science textbook shows the layers of the Earth's atmosphere.
What is the most important relationship between this photo and the surrounding text?
The photo and text should present the same information in different ways
If you were writing an expository text about recycling for your classmates, which combination of text features would best help your audience understand the information?
In a chapter about ancient civilizations, the subheading 'Daily Life in Ancient Rome' appears.
What can readers predict about the content that follows?
When examining an expository text about nutrition, you notice bold words like 'protein,' 'carbohydrates,' and 'vitamins.'
How do these features function (work) within the text's structure?
They point out words that are spelled incorrectly
A student is creating an expository text about endangered animals for younger students.
Which text structure would be most appropriate for this audience?
In an article about renewable energy, a graph shows solar power usage over ten years.
How does this graphic support the written text?
When you see chapter titles like 'The Problem of Pollution' and 'Solutions for Cleaner Air,' what organizational pattern is the author using?
A textbook about weather includes a photograph of a tornado alongside a paragraph describing tornado formation.
What is the main benefit of including both features?
If you were designing an expository text about space exploration for your science class, which feature would best help readers navigate through different topics?
Writing everything in one long paragraph with a photo at the end
In an expository text about the human body, certain terms like 'cardiovascular system' and 'respiratory system' appear in bold.
What is the purpose of this formatting choice?
A chapter about ocean life is organized with subheadings like 'Surface Zone,' 'Twilight Zone,' and 'Midnight Zone.'
How does this structure help readers understand the information?
When creating an expository text about healthy habits for elementary students, which approach would best meet your audience's needs?
Using medical vocabulary without definitions
In a science article about plant growth, a diagram shows the parts of a flower with labels.
How does this graphic feature work with the written text?
It provides a visual that makes the written descriptions clearer
An expository text about different types of energy has the main title 'Powering Our World' and subheadings like 'Solar Energy' and 'Wind Energy.'
How do these features work together?
The subheadings contradict (go against) the main title
When you encounter bold vocabulary words in an expository text, what is the most effective reading strategy?
