Navigating Nonfiction Unit Review

Master nonfiction skills with our 5th-grade review worksheet: text structure, main idea, author's purpose, and more!

Part 1:Text Structure Identify the text structure of the following passages. Identify the text structure of this passage. Cause Effect Chronological Order Compare Contrast Description Problem Solution Identify the text structure of this passage. Cause Effect Chronological Order Compare Contrast Description Problem Solution Identify the text structure of this passage. Cause Effect Chronological Order Compare Contrast Description Problem Solution Identify the text structure of this passage. Cause Effect Chronological Order Compare Contrast Description Problem Solution Identify the text structure of this passage. Cause Effect Chronological Order Compare Contrast Description Problem Solution Part 2: Main Idea Identify the main idea of the following passages. Which statement best represents the main idea of the text? In 1938, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer found a coelacanth, a fish that was thought to be extinct. Coelacanth are unusual fish that live off the coasts of Africa and Indonesia. Coelacanth were thought to have died out at the same time as the dinosaurs. Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer drew a picture of a fish she saw and sent it to an expert. Which statement best represents the main idea of the text? There are a lot of well-known facts about penguins. Some common myths about penguins are not true. Polar bears and penguins don’t cross paths because they live in different hemispheres. Penguins can be small and have blue feathers. Which statement best represents the main idea of the text? “Ancestral” means “relatives from long ago”. Mesa Verde National Park is in the southwestern area of Colorado, near where the Ancestral Pueblo people lived. The Ancestral Pueblo people lived in Colorado from 500 to 1300 until they vanished. In 1150, the Ancestral Pueblo people moved their homes from flat lands to cliff dwellings. Which statement best represents the main idea of the text? Lakes and ponds can freeze over in the winter, but they don’t freeze all the way down. Fish that need warm water to survive stay in this area. Fish can survive in water that is partly frozen because their bodies can slow down. The layer of ice and snow on top of a lake or pond keeps the water below from freezing. Which statement best represents the main idea of the text? Without the sun, the earth would be dark and freezing cold. Sunlight is especially important to plants, which use it to make food. People depend on the sun to grow food crops and have wood for buildings, furniture, and other things. The sun is important to all life on the earth. Part 3: Multiple Accounts of the Same Topic Answer the following questions using the passage provided. Which text presents spiders as the helpful insects? Text 1 Text 2 Which text presents spiders as the dangerous and annoying insects? Text 1 Text 2 Sort the following details by the text that they best support. Text 1 Spiders eat larger rodents that carry germs and diseases. Spiders kill insects that are pests, carry diseases, or harm crops. Spiders are an important food source. Text 2 Spiders hurt humans and other animals. Spiders bite humans, which can lead to sickness or death. Spider webs in homes are annoying and difficult to clean. Spiders scare people. Perspective of Each Text Using texts 1 2 from above, determine which text has a positiveperspective on spiders and a negative perspective of spiders. Text Perspective Text 1 Positive Text 2 Negative Which text would this sentence best fit into?Spiders could be eliminated from the world, and we would not be affected by this. Text 1 Text 2 Part 4: Author's Purpose Identify the author's purpose for writing the following passages. The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely to: inform the readers about pollution. inform the readers about Earth. persuade the readers to change certain habits that will help the Earth. persuade readers not to pollute the Earth by littering. The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely to: give good information about nutrition. give good information about heart disease and diabetes. persuade readers to change their eating habits. persuade readers to get tested for health problems. The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely to: persuade readers to watch the weather forecast when camping. describe a family's camping trip. persuade readers to never go camping. entertain readers about a family's camping experience. The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely to: describe her dog's love of being walked. describe a walk on a spring day. persuade readers to go on walks in the spring. entertain readers with the author's experience for going on a walk. The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely to: explain to readers how to play the game M.A.S.H. entertain readers with sharing how the game M.A.S.H. is played. inform readers about the game M.A.S.H. persuade the readers to play the game M.A.S.H. Part 5: Fact vs. Opinion Sort the following statements by fact or opinion. Fact Queen Elizabeth II of England is a trained mechanic. J.K. Simmons has been the voice of the Yellow M M since the late 1990s. Marie Curie remains the only person to earn two Nobel Peace Prizes in two different types of Science. The annual number of worldwide shark bites is ten times less than the number of people bitten by other people in New York. Since founding the Imagination Library in 1995, Dolly Parton has donated 100 million books to children. In Atlanta, there are 71 streets with "Peachtree" in their name. Opinion Reading Writing are much more challenging compared to Math classes. Gel pens are the worst pens to use when writing an essay. All students in fifth grade love playing the game Fortnite. The 1990s is the best decade for fashion, television and the arts. It is necessary for all middle schoolers to carry three pencils with them at all times. Everyone agrees, Coco is the best Disney movie of all time. Part 6: Nonfiction Text Features Type the name of each text feature in the box provided. Table of Contents Photographs Caption Glossary Timeline Map Charts & Graphs Diagram Labels Part 7: Content Specific Words Using strategies that you learned to define content-specific words, define the word density in the passage above. a way to help a city be more environmentally friendly. the amount of people living within a small area the amount of energy and building needed in order to maintain a city block. None of the above. Part 8: Important Definitions Match the word in the left column with its definition in the right column. Fiction a genre of reading that contains character, plot, setting, conflict, resolution and theme Nonfiction a genre of reading that provides a reader with facts, text features, and text structures to learn about a topic Narrative Nonfiction a genre of nonfiction that contains information about a topic and presents this information through a story