Test questions on identifying informational purpose for first grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🎯 Informational Purpose: When something is written to teach you about a topic.
• 📰 Facts and Details: Look for facts, dates, and real-life examples.
• 🧭 Non-Fiction: Informational texts are usually non-fiction (real).
• 💡 Learn Something New: The main goal is to help you learn something!

✍️ Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is MOST LIKELY written to give you information?
   1. A story about a talking dog.
   2. A poem about the moon.
   3. A book about different types of trees.
   4. A song about friendship.
2. If a book is informational, what will it MOSTLY contain?
   1. Made-up stories.
   2. Facts and real information.
   3. Silly jokes.
   4. Colorful pictures only.
3. Which of these books is MOST LIKELY informational?
   1. "The Magical Unicorn."
   2. "How to Build a Birdhouse."
   3. "The Mystery of the Missing Toy."
   4. "The Boy Who Could Fly."
4. What is the main goal of informational writing?
   1. To make you laugh.
   2. To teach you something.
   3. To scare you.
   4. To make you cry.
5. Which of the following would you expect to find in an informational book about penguins?
   1. A story about a penguin who becomes a superhero.
   2. Facts about where penguins live and what they eat.
   3. A song about penguins dancing.
   4. A poem about a sad penguin.
6. You see a book titled "The History of Cars." What is its purpose likely to be?
   1. To entertain you with a fictional story about cars.
   2. To inform you about the history of cars.
   3. To persuade you to buy a car.
   4. To describe what it feels like to drive a car.
7. Which of these is an example of informational text?
   1. A comic book about superheroes.
   2. A recipe for baking cookies.
   3. A fairy tale about a princess.
   4. A play about talking animals.