Types of Informational Texts Quiz

Which type of informational text is often used to give instructions or directions?

• Manual

• Letter

• Newspaper

• Documentary

What does the word "chordata" mean?

• Having a spinal cord

• Having wings

• Having fur

• Having gills

What is the kingdom to which rats belong?

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Protista

Why do you think humans and rats are in the same phylum?

• Because both have a spinal cord

• Because both have wings

• Because both live in water

• Because both are insects

What is being questioned about the statement “only characteristic” in the text?

• Whether rodents have other characteristics in common

• Whether rodents can fly

• Whether rodents live in water

• Whether rodents are reptiles

Which of the following best describes what a subheading does in a text?

• It tells a joke

• It gives a title to a section

• It lists all the pages

• It shows pictures

Why do rats from other colonies know when they have reached enemy territory?

• Because each colony has its own group smell

• Because they see a sign

• Because they hear a sound

• Because they see different food

How do rats know when they have reached the borders of enemy territory?

• By smelling the different group smell

• By seeing a fence

• By hearing a bell

• By tasting the food

What do rats burrow under in cities?

• Sidewalks and into office walls

• Rivers and lakes

• Mountains and hills

• Trees and bushes

Why might you need to make a few wording changes when combining sentences?

• To make it work correctly

• To make it longer

• To make it rhyme

• To make it confusing