Author's Purpose and Text Features

In a book about Tornadoes, why would the author include a picture like this?

• to show where tornadoes occur

• to show how hard it would be to clean up

• to show the destruction that a tornado can cause

Study the picture. Why might the author of a book about tornadoes include this picture?

• to show how dark a tornado can be

• to show what a tornado looks like in the flatlands of Texas

• to scare the reader

How does this picture help the author's point of not all tornadoes create the same amount of damage?

• to show tornadoes are dangerous

• to show the different levels of tornadoes and and example of the damage each level could cause.

• to make the reader think about how destructive tornadoes are

The author most likely included this map in a book about rainforests to

• show where rainforests are located

• show what types of animals can be found in all rainforests

• explain that rainforest are disappearing

What type of text feature is shown in the picture and what is the author's reason for including it in a book dealing with science?

• map, to show the world is not hollow

• diagram, to show what part of the planet people live on

• diagram, to show the different layers of the earth

This picture would be chosen by an author to be included in a book about...

• the cause of earthquakes

• the layers of the Earth

• the creation of new rock formations

Why might an author include this text feature in a book they wrote?

• So a reader will know where in the book to find different topics

• So a reader can know the meaning of words specific to the topic of the book.

• So the reader has a list of new words they must learn about the topic in order to understand what the book is about.

Why did the author include this map in a book about wild cats?

• to show where different types of cats are located

• to show the different types of cats

• to explain that cats are located on every continent of the world

What was the reason the author included this picture in a book about cats?

• to show there are wild cats and domestic cats.

• to show how wild cats and domestic cats are alike.

• to show how wild cats and domestic cats are different.

An author might include this picture in a book about frogs in order to illustrate....

• that frogs can jump on your face

• that frogs can be be very small

• that you don't need to be scared of frogs because they are so small