Nonfiction Assessment Review

What is a topic?

• Title of the text

• A sentence explaining what the text is about

• Who or what the text is about (1 or 2 words)

• A quote from the text

What is the topic of this text?

What type of structure is used in this text?

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Order & Sequence

What type of text structure is used in this text?

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Order & Sequence

True or False: In an objective summary, your supporting details should be quotes word-for-word from the text.

• True

• False

What is the central idea of this passage?

• Headaches

• "Headaches can have several causes."

• Some people are allergic to salt.

• Headaches are caused by many things.

What type of text structure is used in this text?

• Compare & Contrast

• Order & Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

What type of text structure is used in this text?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Order & Sequence

What is a supporting detail for the central idea: Hurricanes are dangerous storms

• "Hurricanes are large."

• "The most dangerous part of the hurricane is the storm surge."

• "Hurricanes move slowly toward land."

• "Hurricanes...begin over the ocean."

What type of text features is this?