IREAD Structure and Content 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An author writes: 'Unlike dogs, cats are quiet and independent. However, both make wonderful pets.' What text structure is being used?
- Compare and contrast (Correct answer)
- Cause and effect
- Sequence
- Problem and solution
Correct answer: Compare and contrast
Compare and contrast structure shows how two or more subjects are alike and different.
Question 2: In a story, a character's actions cause something bad to happen, and then the character must fix it. What are these two parts of the story called?
- Problem and resolution (Correct answer)
- Beginning and middle
- Setting and character
- Theme and plot
Correct answer: Problem and resolution
The problem is the conflict a character faces, and the resolution is how that conflict is solved.
Question 3: A science article uses a diagram showing the parts of a flower with labels. What is the MAIN purpose of this diagram?
- To visually show information that supports the text (Correct answer)
- To replace the need to read the article
- To provide the author's opinion
- To list vocabulary words and definitions
Correct answer: To visually show information that supports the text
Diagrams are visual text features that illustrate and clarify information presented in the text.
Question 4: A story's narrator says: 'I felt my heart beat faster as I stepped onto the stage.' What point of view is the story told from?
- First person (Correct answer)
- Second person
- Third person limited
- Third person omniscient
Correct answer: First person
First-person point of view uses 'I' and tells the story from inside one character's experience.
Question 5: A nonfiction text includes a sidebar box titled 'Fun Facts About Sharks.' What is the purpose of this sidebar?
- To provide extra interesting details related to the main topic (Correct answer)
- To give the main ideas of the entire article
- To define difficult vocabulary words
- To show the order of events
Correct answer: To provide extra interesting details related to the main topic
Sidebars contain bonus information that adds interest or detail related to the main text.
Question 6: Which signal word indicates a CAUSE AND EFFECT relationship?
- Because (Correct answer)
- However
- First
- For example
Correct answer: Because
'Because' signals a cause-and-effect relationship by explaining why something happened.
Question 7: An author writes a story where all the events happen on a single rainy afternoon. What story element does 'a rainy afternoon' represent?
- Setting (Correct answer)
- Plot
- Theme
- Conflict
Correct answer: Setting
Setting refers to the time and place in which a story's events occur.
IREAD Structure and Content 3
An author writes: 'Unlike dogs, cats are quiet and independent.
However, both make wonderful pets.' What text structure is being used?