Nonfiction Unit Review

In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author...?

• describes a topic and its characeristics

• tells about events in the order they happened

• explains how things are similar and different

• describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it

What is the following sentence an example of? According to the American Health Association, peanut butter is a great source of protein.

• claim

• evidence

• reason

• thesis statement

which text structure might use words and phrases like: similar, same, alike, both, in contrast?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

• sequence

In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author...?

• describes a topic and its characteristics

• tells about events in the order they happened

• describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it

• explains something that happened and the reasons why

The ​_______ is the reason behind the text. Ask yourself: What is the author trying to achieve? Are they trying to persuade? Inform? Entertain?

• purpose

• claim

• evidence

• occasion

In a text with a description text structure, the author..?

• describes a topic and its characteristics

• tells about events in the order they happened

• describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it

• explains something that happened and the reasons why

Which text structure might use words and phrases like: problem, issue, solution, question?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

• sequence

Which text structure might use words and phrases like: because, so, since, due to, as a result of?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

• sequence

What is the central idea of the passage?

• The light bulb has become an essential invention

• Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today

• Thomas Edison worked until he perfected his inventions

• The process of inventing is never-ending

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Jackie Robinson is in the Baseball Hall of Fame

• Jackie Robinson played many different sports

• Jackie Robinson is an important figure in American History

• Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers