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...'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What is the sequence of events in a text called?

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

    In which direction do we typically read text?

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

    How is the information usually ordered in informational texts?

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

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