Helping students master text features can be challenging—especially when you need practice that’s engaging, manageable, and builds confidence for FAST ELA state test prep.

These ELA test prep task cards are designed to make it simple. With a mix of short fiction and nonfiction passages with text features, students get focused, skill-building practice that fits easily into your routine while preparing them for Florida FAST test prep and other state assessments.

Perfect for small groups, centers, or independent work, this set gives your students consistent exposure to the types of questions they’ll see on the test—without adding extra prep to your plate.

What’s Inside

✅ 20 short fiction & nonfiction passages with text feature questions
✅ Multiple question types: Multiple-Choice and Short Written Response
✅ Every passage includes text feature questions + spiraled reading skills practice
✅ Differentiated reading levels (Low for 3rd, Medium for 4th, High for 5th)
✅ Aligned to Florida B.E.S.T. & Common Core Standards

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✏️Perfect for Any ELA Routine

Small group & intervention – Reinforce text feature skills
Literacy centers & stations – Get students up and thinking
Whole class warm-ups & exit tickets – Quick, skill-focused practice
Independent work – No-prep text features worksheets
Nonfiction text features quiz & review activities – Make test prep engaging

What’s Included?

Print Version

20 Text Features Task Cards (Color + B&W)
Answer Key with B.E.S.T. Standards & CCSS Reading

Level on Answer Key (Low 3rd, Medium 4th, High 5th)
Student Recording Sheet

Digital Version

1 Google Forms Link (Self-Grading)
Easel by TpT Activity

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Easy to Differentiate

✔ Remove answer choices to scaffold learning
✔ Assign specific questions based on student needs
✔ Use leveled task cards for personalized practice

Help your students confidently identify and analyze fiction and nonfiction text features—while making test prep fast and effective!

Grab this Text Features Task Card set today & simplify your ELA instruction!

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❤️ What teachers have said about this resource! ❤️

"Great for exit tickets and students struggling with particular standards. these task cards are great because they are quick -- and even for struggling readers."

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