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Informational Text Quiz
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Informational Text Quiz
Read each question carefully. Choose the best answer, complete the matching activity, and respond in complete sentences where needed.
Purpose and Text Features
Identify why informational texts are written and how their features support readers.
1.What is the main purpose of an informational article about how bridges are built?
- To tell an imaginary adventure about a bridge
- To share factual information about bridge building
- To convince readers that one bridge is the prettiest
- To describe the writer’s feelings about bridges
2.Select all the features that are commonly used to help readers understand an informational text.
- Headings and subheadings
- A glossary of key terms
- A chart showing data
- Rhyming lines in every paragraph
3.True or false: A paragraph’s main idea may appear near the beginning, in the middle, or at the end.
TrueFalse
4.An article explains how a long drought led to lower crop yields. Which organizational pattern does it mainly use?
- Cause and effect
- Compare and contrast
- Chronological order
- Problem and solution
5.An article describes the steps a sea turtle takes from hatching to reaching the ocean. Which pattern would best organize the information?
- Chronological order
- Cause and effect
- Compare and contrast
- Problem and solution
Match Each Feature to Its Job
Write the letter of the matching purpose beside each text feature.
6.Match each informational-text feature with what it helps a reader do.
- Caption
- Index
- Bold print
- Table of contents
- Diagram labels
- B. See the topics and page numbers in a book’s opening section
- E. Identify parts of an object or process
- C. Understand what a photograph or illustration shows
- A. Find topics in alphabetical order
- D. Notice an important term or idea
Explain Your Thinking
Answer in complete sentences and use examples to support your ideas.
7.Explain how a fact differs from an opinion. Give one example of each about ferry travel.
8.Give two ways headings and subheadings help readers use an informational article.
9.A paragraph begins, “Community ferries benefit passengers in several ways.” What kind of information would you expect the rest of the paragraph to list? Explain how the opening sentence gives you that clue.
10.A passage explains two similarities and two differences between a ferry and a water taxi. Which organizational pattern is being used?
- Problem and solution
- Compare and contrast
- Cause and effect
- Chronological order
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