Understanding Sequence of Events in Texts
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How can you identify information presented in a chronological sequence within a text?

  • Table of contents with chapter titles like 'How to...'
  • Numbered instructions for performing tasks
  • Phrases like 'first this happens, and then...' or 'these events were followed by...' (correct)
  • Looking at the beginning and ending paragraphs of a text

Which type of text usually presents information in an instructional sequence?

  • Texts involving math or science
  • Recipes and instruction manuals (correct)
  • Historical texts
  • Online informational texts

What is a common way authors indicate foundational sequencing in informational texts involving math or science?

  • Phrases like 'first this happens, and then...'
  • Using phrases like 'In the previous chapter, you learned' (correct)
  • Providing years and dates for historical events
  • Including a 'See Also' section in the online source

How can you determine the type of sequencing used in an informational text from the chapter titles?

<p>Chapter titles like 'How to...' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a technique to understand the sequencing in an online source?

<p>'See Also' section (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does an author usually help readers follow an instructional sequence in a text?

<p>Numbering each instruction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of text assumes that the reader has learned and remembered information from previous texts or chapters?

<p>Texts involving math or science (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'First this happens, and then...' is most likely found in which type of text?

<p>Texts presenting information chronologically (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the sequence of events in a text called?

<p>Order of things (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which direction do we typically read text?

<p>Left to right (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it sometimes hard to spot the sequence of events in different types of reading material?

<p>Because different texts present the sequence differently (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the information usually ordered in informational texts?

<p>Beginning, middle, end like a story (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might a science textbook not follow a story-like pattern?

<p>Because it presents information based on how scientific topics are understood (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered a type of nonfiction writing that provides facts or information to readers?

<p>Informational text (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do we need to understand the sequence of events in what we read?

<p>To find out what happens in order (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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