Nonfiction Reading for 1st Graders: Learn About the Real World

Question 1

Which book is nonfiction?

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National Geographic Kids: Animals

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The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Question 2

In nonfiction books, which special part helps us learn new words?

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Glossary

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Index

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Table of Contents

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Story

Question 3

When you read a nonfiction book, what is the author's main goal?

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Teach you something

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Tell a story

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Make you laugh

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Change your mind

Question 4

In a nonfiction book, what helps you understand how the author put the information together?

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Text Structure

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Storytelling

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Poetry

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Joke Telling

Question 5

We read different types of writing to learn new things. Which type of writing tells us how to do something step by step?

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Instructions

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Story

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Poem

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Letter

Question 6

When you read a nonfiction book, what is the most important thing the author wants to tell you?

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The most important message the author wants to share

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The author's favorite animal

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The author's name

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The title of the book

Question 7

In a nonfiction book, which type of writing tells a true story about events that happened in the past?

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Historical Nonfiction

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How-to Nonfiction

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Informational Nonfiction

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Descriptive Nonfiction

Question 8

When you read a nonfiction book, which part tells you when the book was made?

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Copyright date

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Author's name

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Book title

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Table of contents

Question 9

What is the most important thing bees do in the story?

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Pollinate flowers and help plants grow

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Gather nectar and make honey

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Live in hives and have a queen bee

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Sting people and animals

Question 10

What is the main idea of the article about the butterfly's life cycle?

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Butterflies go through four stages in their life.

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Butterflies are colorful insects.

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Butterflies drink nectar from flowers.

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Butterflies help plants make seeds.

Question 11

Which of these is NOT usually found in a nonfiction book?

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A made-up story

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Labels

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Maps

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Index

Question 12

In a book that tells us about animals, which part can you read to quickly learn the most important information about the book?

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Table of Contents

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Glossary

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Index

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Picture Captions

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a type of nonfiction text feature?

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Poem

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Heading

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Caption

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Table of Contents

Question 14

What is the main idea of the sentence 'The polar bear is a large, white bear that lives in the Arctic'?

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Polar bears are large, white bears that live in the Arctic.

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Polar bears are white.

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Polar bears live in the Arctic.

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Polar bears are large bears.

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a text feature that you might find in a nonfiction book?

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Glossary

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Index

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Table of Contents

Question 16

When you read a nonfiction story, what can help you find the main idea?

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The title of the story

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The author's name

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The number of pages in the story

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The pictures in the story

Question 17

What is the main idea of the nonfiction text about penguins?

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Penguins are birds that can't fly and live at the South Pole.

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Penguins are adorable and cuddly.

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Penguins are the only birds that can swim.

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Penguins are at risk of disappearing.

Question 18

When a nonfiction story tells about events in the order they happened, what is that called?

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Sequential

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Fiction

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Narrative

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Biography

Question 19

When reading a nonfiction book, which of these is an example of a text feature?

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A chart that shows the lengths of different dinosaurs

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A picture of a lion playing in the grass

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A sentence that tells the main idea of a story

Question 20

What is the most important thing we learn from a nonfiction story?

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The main idea

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The author's opinion

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A summary of all the details

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The title of the story

Question 21

Which title tells you the most about how a butterfly grows?

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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Butterflies: A Beautiful Creation

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All About Butterflies

Question 22

In a nonfiction book, what is the most important thing the author wants to tell you?

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The main idea

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The first sentence

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The title

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The author's favorite color

Question 23

Which of these is a type of nonfiction text that presents information in a step-by-step order?

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Sequential

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Narrative

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Contrast

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Opinion

Question 24

Which type of nonfiction book gives instructions on how to do something?

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Instructions on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

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A story about a brave knight

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Reasons why you should read every day

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Facts about different types of dinosaurs

Question 25

What special part can you find in nonfiction books that shows where places are?

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A map

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A made-up story

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A picture of a princess

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A list of character names

Question 26

Nonfiction texts often have special parts to help you learn more, called features. Which of these is NOT a feature of a nonfiction text?

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A made-up story

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Table of Contents

Question 27

Let's imagine we're reading a book about animals. Which sentence tells us how someone feels instead of giving us a real fact?

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Lions are the coolest animals ever.

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Lions live in Africa.

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Lions have sharp claws.

Question 28

What's the most important thing the writer wants to tell you in a nonfiction text?

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The main idea

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The first sentence

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The last sentence

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The title

Question 29

In a nonfiction book, where can you find the author's name and the date it was published?

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Title page

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Glossary

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Index

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Table of contents

Question 30

In a nonfiction book, what order do authors usually tell you about events?

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The order they really happened

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The order they want

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The order that makes the story exciting

Question 31

In a nonfiction book, what helps you find different parts of the book?

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A table of contents

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A picture

Question 32

When you read a nonfiction book and the author is showing you the differences between two things, what type of writing is the author using?

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Compare and Contrast

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Sequence of Events

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Cause and Effect

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Main Idea and Supporting Details

Question 33

In nonfiction texts that compare and contrast, which part helps you spot differences and similarities quickly?

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Headings and subheadings

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Glossary

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Table of contents

Question 34

In a nonfiction book, where would you find the reasons why something happened?

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Cause-and-effect section

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Table of contents

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Glossary

Question 35

When you read a nonfiction story that tells you about something that happened step by step, what is that called?

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Sequence of events

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Main idea

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Compare and contrast

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Fact and opinion

Question 36

In a nonfiction book that compares lions and tigers, where would you find the specific differences between their homes?

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Compare and contrast chart

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Main idea

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Table of contents

Question 37

Which book tells us about real animals that we can find in the world?

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Animal Homes

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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The Little Red Hen

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Question 38

What is the most important part of a nonfiction text?

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B. The main idea

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A. The author's thoughts

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C. How the author writes the text

Question 39

Which of these is a type of nonfiction text that shows how things are alike and different?

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Compare and Contrast

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Fiction

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Math

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Science

Question 40

In nonfiction texts, captions are used to do what?

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Give more details about a picture

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Tell the main idea of the text

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Separate different parts of the text

Question 41

When soil is washed away by wind or water due to deforestation, what happens to the land?

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The land can no longer grow plants.

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The land becomes more fertile.

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The land becomes more resistant to erosion.

Question 42

What strategy can help you find the main idea of a nonfiction text?

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Read the title and headings.

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Read the first sentence of each paragraph.

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Look for the longest paragraph.

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Reread the text several times.

Question 43

Why do nonfiction texts use subheadings?

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To make the text easier to read and understand.

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To add extra details about the main topic.

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To summarize the main points of the text.

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To make the text more interesting.

Question 44

The statement 'Dinosaurs are the coolest animals' is an example of a:

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Opinion

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Fact

Question 45

How do transitional words help you understand nonfiction texts?

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They help you see how ideas in the text are connected.

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They help you follow the order of events in a story.

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They help you find the author's purpose for writing the text.

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They help you find important vocabulary words in the text.

Question 46

What is the main idea of the article about animal habitats?

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Animals live in different homes depending on where they live.

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All animals live in the same type of place.

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Animals can move their homes whenever they want.

Question 47

In a nonfiction book about the life cycle of a butterfly, which part can help us see the different stages of the butterfly's change?

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The diagram

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The title

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The glossary

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The index

Question 48

In nonfiction books, what part can help you understand words you don't know?

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Glossary

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Index

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Table of contents

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Appendix

Question 49

When reading a nonfiction book about the Great Depression, which part can help us understand the meaning of hard words?

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Glossary

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Index

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Table of Contents

Question 50

When a nonfiction book tells us about events that happened one after the other, like a story, what text structure is the author using?

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Chronological Order

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Compare and Contrast

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Cause and Effect

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Problem and Solution

Question 51

Which word shows that one thing happens because of another?

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because

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and

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but

Question 52

Which of these is the best way to summarize a nonfiction text?

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Find the main idea and key details, then write a short version of the text.

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Write down everything from the text.

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Read the text over and over and try to remember it.

Question 53

When you read a nonfiction book, how can you tell why the author wrote it?

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Look at the title, headings, and pictures.

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Read the first sentence of each paragraph.

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Guess what the author is thinking.

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Ask your teacher.

Question 54

In a nonfiction book, which text structure tells you how to do something step by step?

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Sequence

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Compare and Contrast

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Problem and Solution

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Description

Question 55

Which of these is a nonfiction text that tells about the real world?

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Time for Kids magazine

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The Three Little Pigs

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Alice in Wonderland

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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Question 56

What is the most important message the author wants to convey in a nonfiction text called 'The Life Cycle of a Butterfly'?

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How butterflies grow and change

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Why butterflies are beautiful creatures

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Where butterflies live

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What butterflies eat

Question 57

Which text feature helps you find a specific word or name in a nonfiction book?

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Index

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Table of contents

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Glossary

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Headings

Question 58

What does the word 'guess' mean in this sentence: I can guess that the dog is happy because he is wagging his tail.

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To make an educated guess based on evidence

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To know for sure

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To imagine something is true

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To believe something is false

Question 59

Which of the following is a type of text structure where events happen in the order they happened?

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Chronological

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Cause and effect

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Compare and contrast

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Problem and solution

Question 60

When comparing two things, what is the purpose of a text that explains the similarities and differences?

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To show similarities and differences between two things

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To explain how something works

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To tell a story

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To describe a place

Question 61

Which word tells us that a text is about a problem and a solution?

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But

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Because

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First

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However

Question 62

What is the most important skill needed to understand nonfiction texts?

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Understanding what you read

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Reading words correctly

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Reading quickly

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Knowing a lot of words

Question 63

What is the main reason why authors write nonfiction texts?

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To teach about a real topic

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To share a made-up story

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To make people laugh

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To make people sad

Question 64

What can you use the table of contents in a nonfiction book for?

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Finding a specific part of the book quickly

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Learning about the author of the book

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Understanding the main idea of the book