Nonfiction Text Structures and Features Review

Front

What type of text structure would use the following as a subheading: Cats vs. Dogs, Chemical changes vs. Physical changes, Diesel Fuel vs. Hydrogen Power? Options: Chronological, Cause and Effect, Compare/ Contrast, Problem/Solution

Back

Compare/ Contrast

Front

Which text structure would the following heading fit: The Impact of Sunlight on Plants? Options: Sequence and Order, Compare/Contrast, Cause and Effect, Description

Back

Cause and Effect

Front

Which text structure would the following subheading fit: The 1900s to 2000s? Options: Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast, Description, Chronological

Back

Chronological

Front

What text structure describes events in order or explains the steps one must follow to do something or make something?

Back

Sequential

Front

What text structure is described: States a problem in topic sentence; supporting details describe the problem, its causes, and solutions

Back

Compare/Contrast

Front

What text feature lists major parts of a book along with the page numbers?

Back

Table of Contents

Front

A timeline lists information in what order?

Back

Chronological

Front

What is the difference between an illustration and a photograph?

Back

A photograph is taken with a camera, an illustration is usually hand-drawn.

Front

How are headings and subheadings useful in nonfiction text?

Back

They tell the reader what the next section will be about

Front

Which organizational pattern would be most likely to use the words either/or, however, as well as?

Back

Compare/Contrast