Text Features

This image is an example of a(n)...

• table

• graph

• illustration

• map

Answer explanation

This image is an example of a(n):

• illustration

• diagram

• photograph

• heading

Answer explanation

Bold and Italicized words are similar because they both...

• tell what words can be found in the glossary

• tell what words are in another language

• can be defined in the footnote

• emphasize words that are important

Answer explanation

An author would use the following diagram in order to...

• explain how shark fins look

• explain how dolphin fins look

• compare and contrast a shark fin to a dolphin fin

• show which type of fin is better for cutting the water

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According to the diagram, this image is...

• comparing the size of two different sharks

• comparing an adolescent shark to an adult shark

• contrasting how two different types of sharks look

• illustrating that Great White sharks are the largest type of shark

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Text structure that describes an event or events (cause) and the events (effect) that follow is:

• problem and solution

• description

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

Text structure that describes a problem and explains one or more solutions is:

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• order and sequence

Text structure that provides details or characteristics of a topic. Informational texts that paint a mental picture:

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

Text structure that describes how two things are similar and different is:

• order and sequence

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Text structure that provides steps in a procedure or events in chronological order is:

• order and sequence

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast