Non-Fiction SOL Review

All of the various parts (like headings, title, captions) of a nonfiction text are called:

• Text Features

• Subheadings

• Structures

• Articles

What should you do before reading a passage on the ELA SOL?

• Nothing! Just start with the first word of the text.

• Preview the text features like title, headings, captions, and photos.

• Nap

• What do you mean?

Non-fiction can be any of the following EXCEPT

• Articles

• Informational Texts

• Biography

• Poetry

Which text feature tells you what's in a photo or infographic?

• Side bar

• Heading

• Caption

• Title

Which text feature should you look at for a main idea or preview of a specific section?

• Title

• Photo

• Graph

• Heading

Which text features should I use to preview the text on the SOL? (choose any that apply)

• Photos

• Titles

• Graphs

• Photo captions

Which two of these refer to the most important concept or overall message of a nonfiction text?

• Supporting ideas

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Central Idea

This word refers to the way a text is laid out or organized:

• Structure

• Layout

• Feature

• Genre

A news story or nonfiction text that informs:

If someone were writing an article about the life of Barack Obama, a logical text structure would be...

• Cause and Effect

• Descriptive

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution