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What kind of text is it? Fable, myth, biography, instructions…

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.3.10, RL.3.2, RI.3.10 · England: Y3/4 Reading (range of books), Y3 Reading (fiction, poetry, non-fiction)

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  1. Question 1

    Which kind of text is this? Numbered steps that tell you how to make or do something.

    • A. instructions
    • B. myth
    • C. poem
    • D. biography

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 2

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. instructions
    • B. realistic fiction
    • C. a biography
    • D. fantasy

  1. Question 3

    Captain Zara pressed the glowing button. With a soft hum, the starship slipped through the wormhole and into a galaxy no human had ever seen. What kind of text is this?

    • A. science fiction
    • B. fable
    • C. biography
    • D. historical fiction

  2. Question 4

    Which kind of text is this? Writing set out in lines, often with rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

    • A. poem
    • B. instructions
    • C. biography
    • D. news report

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 5

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. realistic fiction
    • B. fantasy
    • C. a biography
    • D. instructions

  1. Question 6

    Mae Jemison was born in 1956 in Alabama, in the United States. She trained as a doctor and an engineer, and in 1992 she became the first African American woman to travel into space. What kind of text is this?

    • A. biography
    • B. fantasy
    • C. myth
    • D. autobiography

  2. Question 7

    Which kind of text is this? An old story that explains something in nature, often with gods or heroes.

    • A. recipe
    • B. myth
    • C. news report
    • D. fable

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 8

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. a biography
    • B. realistic fiction
    • C. instructions
    • D. fantasy

  1. Question 9

    Jayden checked his bag for the third time: trainers, water bottle, lucky wristband. It was his first day at the new school, and his stomach felt like a washing machine. What kind of text is this?

    • A. science fiction
    • B. fantasy
    • C. myth
    • D. realistic fiction

  2. Question 10

    Which kind of text is this? The true story of a real person's life, written by someone else.

    • A. biography
    • B. autobiography
    • C. poem
    • D. fantasy

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 11

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. fantasy
    • B. realistic fiction
    • C. a biography
    • D. instructions

  1. Question 12

    Long ago, people told how the Moon was once as bright as the Sun. The Sun grew jealous, so the Moon agreed to shine only at night, softly, so both could share the sky. What kind of text is this?

    • A. instructions
    • B. news report
    • C. realistic fiction
    • D. myth

  2. Question 13

    Which kind of text is this? A short story with animal characters that ends with a lesson.

    • A. biography
    • B. instructions
    • C. myth
    • D. fable

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 14

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. a biography
    • B. instructions
    • C. realistic fiction
    • D. fantasy

  1. Question 15

    Long ago, people told how the Moon was once as bright as the Sun. The Sun grew jealous, so the Moon agreed to shine only at night, softly, so both could share the sky. What kind of text is this?

    • A. myth
    • B. instructions
    • C. realistic fiction
    • D. news report

  2. Question 16

    Which kind of text is this? A text that reports real events that have just happened.

    • A. fable
    • B. poem
    • C. news report
    • D. fantasy

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Answer key: What kind of text is it? Fable, myth, biography, instructions…

  1. 1. A. instructions

  2. 2. B. realistic fiction

  3. 3. A. science fiction

  4. 4. A. poem

  5. 5. A. realistic fiction

  6. 6. A. biography

  7. 7. B. myth

  8. 8. B. realistic fiction

  9. 9. D. realistic fiction

  10. 10. A. biography

  11. 11. B. realistic fiction

  12. 12. D. myth

  13. 13. D. fable

  14. 14. C. realistic fiction

  15. 15. A. myth

  16. 16. C. news report