Academic vocabulary

What is the signal word for the Sequence text structure?

• A) Every fall

• B) Because

• C) Both

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Which text structure describes events in the order they happen?

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does the Problem & Solution text structure do?

• A) Compares similarities

• B) States a specific issue

• C) Gives lots of details

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which text structure uses words like 'because,' 'as a result,' 'due to'?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequence

• Description

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the purpose of the Description text structure?

• A) To help

• B) To give lots of details

• C) To compare differences

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Theme is:

• A. A type of story

• B. The time and place of a story

• C. The central message or lesson in a story

• D. The characters in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A summary is:

• A detailed description of every event

• A list of characters

• A short retelling of the most important parts of a text

• The ending of a story

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

An inference is:

• A guess based on feelings

• A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

• A character’s opinion

• A prediction of the ending

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The author’s purpose is:

• The main character’s goal

• The author’s reason for writing

• The author’s biography

• The setting of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A simile is:

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A type of sentence

• A paragraph

• A list of events

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D