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Text Structure & Features

Quiz by Jenn Johns

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25 questions
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  • Q1
    The author's reason for creating a piece of writing (entertain, persuade, inform)
    Author's Purpose
    30s
  • Q2
    Writing that tries to influence the reader
    Persuasive Writing
    30s
  • Q3
    Nonfiction writing that explains something
    Informational Writing
    30s
  • Q4
    Writing meant to entertain
    Entertain
    30s
  • Q5
    The order in which events happen in time
    Chronological Order
    30s
  • Q6
    How things follow one another in order
    Sequential
    30s
  • Q7
    Shows similarities and differences between two or more things
    Compare & Contrast
    30s
  • Q8
    An event that happens first, which brings about something else happening
    Cause & Effect
    30s
  • Q9
    Dilemma and how it is fixed
    Problem & Solution
    30s
  • Q10
    When a writer presents a question and tries to answer it
    Question & Answer
    30s
  • Q11
    When text defines a difficult term or idea
    Concept & Definition
    30s
  • Q12
    The author offers a main idea statement and then supports the statement with several details.
    Description
    30s
  • Q13
    A drawing of what something looked like
    Illustration
    30s
  • Q14
    A drawing that gives a simpler view of complex information. Short labels point out important parts of the drawing.
    Diagram
    30s
  • Q15
    A list of the book's unfamiliar or important words or phrases with a definition for each term.
    Glossary
    30s

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