ELA Semester One Exam Review

The main purpose(s) of informational/expository writing is/are to..

• entertain

• inform and persuade

• entertain and inform

• inform

What is the subject of a passage/text/article, or what it is about?

• topic

• main idea

• theme

• heading

What is the message the author is trying to get across in an informational text?

• theme

• subject

• topic

• main idea

What provides additional information to prove, explain, or justify what was stated in the text?

• main idea

• footnotes

• supporting details

• glossary

Which of the following is not a graphic feature?

• bold print

• tables/charts

• photographs

• subheadings

What text feature is at the bottom of the page and provides additional information like vocabulary words and definitions?

• glossary

• footnote

• subheading

• italics

What is the way information is organized in informational writing referred to?

• sequential order

• plot diagram

• text structure

• form

The text structure that organizes ideas in the order in which they happen is..

• chronological order

• cause and effect

• sequential order

• problem and solution

Which text structure is in order of time and includes dates?

• sequential order

• chronological order

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Which text structure organizes ideas to show similarities and differences?

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• chronological order

• compare and contrast