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Flashcard 1: What text feature most often shows the order of steps in a technical procedure?
Answer: Numbered steps. Numbers clearly indicate the sequence in which steps should be performed.
Flashcard 2: What does it mean to describe the connection between events or steps in an informational text?
Answer: Tell how the events or steps are related in order, cause, or idea. Connections show how parts of a text relate through order, causation, or shared concepts.
Flashcard 3: Identify the connection: "The author uses 'first' and 'finally' to show how ideas relate."
Answer: Time order (sequence). "First" and "finally" are sequence signal words.
Flashcard 4: Which sentence best states the connection: "The sun warmed the ground. Water turned to vapor."
Answer: The sun’s heat caused water to evaporate. Shows how heat directly causes evaporation.
Flashcard 5: Identify the connection: "The boy wore a coat. The weather was cold."
Answer: Cause and effect. Cold weather (cause) made the boy wear a coat (effect).
Flashcard 6: Which word best completes an effect connection: "The alarm rang, we left the building."
Answer: So. Shows the result of the alarm ringing.
Flashcard 7: What word best signals that one event happens after another in time order?
Answer: Next. This transition word indicates what follows in a sequence.
Flashcard 8: What word best signals a cause-and-effect connection in an informational text?
Answer: Because. This conjunction introduces the reason why something happens.
Flashcard 9: What word best signals that a result happens after a cause in a text?
Answer: So. This conjunction introduces the consequence of a previous action.
Flashcard 10: What question helps you find a cause-and-effect connection between two events?
Answer: What happened because of this. This question prompts readers to identify effects or consequences.
Flashcard 11: What question helps you find a time-order connection between events in a text?
Answer: What happened first, next, and last. This question helps identify chronological order of events.
Flashcard 12: What is the connection called when steps must be done in a specific order to work?
Answer: Sequence. Steps arranged in a particular order form a sequence.
Flashcard 13: Which word best completes a cause connection: "The plant died it had no water."
Answer: Because. Introduces the reason for the plant's death.
Flashcard 14: Which word best completes a time-order connection: "We planted seeds. we watered them."
Answer: Then. Shows what happened after planting in time order.
Flashcard 15: Identify the connection: "First, gather materials. Next, mix them. Last, let it dry."
Answer: Sequence of steps. Words like "first," "next," and "last" show ordered steps.
Flashcard 16: Identify the connection: "It rained all night. The river rose."
Answer: Cause and effect. Rain (cause) made the river rise (effect).
Flashcard 17: What is the connection called when two ideas in a science text support the same main idea?
Answer: Related ideas (same topic). Ideas connect when they support or relate to the same central concept.
Flashcard 18: What is the connection called when one event makes another event happen?
Answer: Cause and effect. One event directly causes another to occur.
Flashcard 19: Which graphic organizer best helps you describe connections among steps in a procedure?
Answer: A sequence chart. This visual tool shows steps in order with arrows or numbers.
Flashcard 20: Choose the best connection word for giving a reason: " it was cold, we wore coats."
Answer: Because. "Because" introduces the reason for wearing coats.
Flashcard 21: Choose the best connection word for cause and effect: "The plant had no water, it wilted."
Answer: so. "So" introduces the effect of having no water.
Flashcard 22: Identify the connection: "The ice melted because the sun warmed it."
Answer: Cause and effect. "Because" introduces the reason (sun) for the result (melting).
Flashcard 23: Identify the connection: "First mix the batter. Next pour it in the pan."
Answer: Sequence of steps (time order). "First" and "Next" show ordered steps in a process.
Flashcard 24: Identify the connection: "It rained all day, so the game was canceled."
Answer: Cause and effect. Rain caused the cancellation; "so" shows result.
Flashcard 25: What does the word "then" usually signal when describing steps or events?
Answer: The next step or event in order. Indicates what follows in chronological order.
Flashcard 26: What is a "series" of events or steps in a text?
Answer: A set of events or steps in the order they happen. Events arranged chronologically, one after another.
Flashcard 27: What type of connection is shown by the words "because" or "so" in a text?
Answer: Cause and effect. These words signal one thing leads to another.
Flashcard 28: What should you include when describing a connection between two events in a text?
Answer: The linking words and the related events or steps. Signal words clarify how events relate to each other.
Flashcard 29: Which question best helps you describe connections between steps in a procedure?
Answer: What happens first, next, and last. Focuses on sequential order of procedural steps.
Flashcard 30: What is a technical procedure in an informational text?
Answer: Steps that tell how to do or make something. Procedures give directions to complete a task.