Part 1

What genre do you think this selection would be?

Gifts are for giving! Regift those presents!

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Argumentative

• Poetry

What genre do you think this selection would be?

Wildflowers in Texas

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Argumentative

What genre do you think this selection would be?

Stay Safe in the Sun

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Argumentative

What genre includes text features?

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Poetry

What is the purpose of this text feature?

• to show what a frog looks like

• to describe what a frog does

• to show the parts of a frog

What is the most likely reason the author includes the photograph of the baby elephant standing close to its mother?

• To suggest that the baby elephant is warning its mother that there is danger nearby

• To show the reader what the baby elephant does to try to get its mother to play with it

• To show the reader what the baby elephant does when it wants its mother to know it is hungry

• To suggest that the baby elephant feels safe and protected when it is near its mother

What is the purpose of this graph?

• To help the reader identify the names of the planets

• To tell the reader how many moons there are

• To show the difference between Mars and Jupiter

• To show the number of moons on each planet

What should you do first when you see a question like this?

• look for the underlined word in the dictionary

• go back to the text and read the line that includes the underlined word

• select the best answer choice

Just by reading the title and the first paragraph (introduction)...

What do you think is the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade the reader that elephants should be saved

• to convince the reader that elephants can communicate like humans

• to inform the reader about the many ways elephants communicate

• to tell a story about intelligent elephants

How do the subheadings provide an overview of the selection?

• They identify the ways elephants communicate.

• They describe important roles in an elephant herd.

• They tell why elephants need attention.

• They compare ways that elephants find food.