Informational Texts Test
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- Q1What is a genre?an account of a person’s life written by that persona short article on a single subject written from the author’s personal viewpointan account of a person’s life written by another persona category of text having a particular form, technique, and context30s
- Q2What are informational texts?an account of a person’s life written by that personnonfiction text such as magazines, newspapers articles, reports, and textbooksa short article on a single subject written from the author’s personal viewpointa category of text having a particular form, technique, and context30s
- Q3What kind of writing portrays events that actually occurred and people who actually exist or existed?dramasnonfictiongenrefiction30s
- Q4What is an essay?a short article on a single subject written from the author’s personal viewpointan organizational structure used in writinga book about someone's lifethings writer's add to make it easier for readers to understand the content30s
- Q5What do we call the organizational methods an author uses to make his meaning clear, support his purpose, and develop his point of view?outlinestext featurestext structuresgenres30s
- Q6What do we call an account of a person’s life written by another person?AutobiographyBiographyEssayGenres30s
- Q7What do we call it when someone writes the true story of a his or her own life?AutobiographyGenresBiographyEssay30s
- Q8What are the things within the text that help the reader more easily navigate the text and often provide additional information to help you understand the content? Includes: headings, titles, key words, graphs, charts, bold words, text boxes, diagrams, glossary, table of contents, captions, maps, timelinesSynthesisText StructuresInformational TextsText Features/Visual Features30s
- Q9In which text structure does the author explain a topic using descriptive details or characteristics? It is divided into sections with main ideas and supporting detail.Compare and ContrastProblem and SolutionOrder and SequenceDescription30s
- Q10In which text structure does the author focus on an event or occurrence and tell the effect it has on something or tell what caused the event?Cause and EffectCompare and ContrastDescriptionProblem and Solution30s
- Q11In which text structure does the author describe similarities or differences between objects, places or events?DescriptionCause and EffectCompare and ContrastProblem and Solution30s
- Q12What is the term for the attitude or feeling that the author has about the subject? It can be positive, negative, or neutral.BiasTonePurposeEntertain30s
- Q13What is the term for the general atmosphere the author creates; the feeling or emotion the reader gets after reading a passage?BiasExpositoryReflectionMood30s
- Q14What do we call the author’s intent either to inform or teach someone about something, to entertain people, or to persuade or convince the audience to do or not do something? (The reason for writing)Text StructureAuthor’s PurposeBiasReasoned Judgment30s
- Q15What do we call it when the author tries to influence; to convince you that their way is the best way of thinking?DescribeEntertainInformPersuade30s