Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts : Recognize Common Types of Texts
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Example Question #11 : Recognize Common Types Of Texts
Ants
Ants live in many different places around the world. There are many different kinds of ants. Ants come in many shapes and sizes. Ants can be black, brown, red, and yellow.
Ants are insects. They have six legs and their bodies have three parts. Ants have two large eyes and two antennae on the top of their heads. Ants use their antennae to touch and feel. They have a strong jaw. They use their jaw to cut food and wood and to fight.
Ants live in trees, grass, dirt and in tunnels underground. A group of ants living together is called a colony. Thousands of ants can live together in one colony. Ants living in a colony have many different jobs.
The queen ant lays the eggs. Worker ants are all females. They take care of the eggs and baby ants. Worker ants also find food. Soldier ants guard and protect the nest.
Ants are amazing insects.
What type of text is this?
Fiction
Poem
Letter
Informational text
Informational text
An information text includes true information and facts. This text informs the reader about true information and facts about ants. A poem has stanzas and rhyming words. A fiction story is made up and includes characters, a setting, a beginning, middle and end. A letter includes a heading (Dear the person who the letter is to), a closing (From) and a signature (the person who wrote the letter).
Example Question #11 : Recognize Common Types Of Texts
Ants
Ants live in many different places around the world. There are many different kinds of ants. Ants come in many shapes and sizes. Ants can be black, brown, red, and yellow.
Ants are insects. They have six legs and their bodies have three parts. Ants have two large eyes and two antennae on the top of their heads. Ants use their antennae to touch and feel. They have a strong jaw. They use their jaw to cut food and wood and to fight.
Ants live in trees, grass, dirt and in tunnels underground. A group of ants living together is called a colony. Thousands of ants can live together in one colony. Ants living in a colony have many different jobs.
The queen ant lays the eggs. Worker ants are all females. They take care of the eggs and baby ants. Worker ants also find food. Soldier ants guard and protect the nest.
Ants are amazing insects.
How do you know this is an informational text?
It has made-up characters
It has true facts
It has talking animals
It has rhyming words
It has true facts
An information text includes true information and facts. This text informs the reader about true information and facts about ants. This text gives information about what ants look like, where ants live, the body parts of ants, and what ants do.
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