Informational Text Terms

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What are sources created by people who witnessed or took part in the event they supply information about?

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Primary sources

Front

What does it mean to examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth?

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Evaluate

Front

What is the term for the believability or trustworthiness of a source and the information it provides?

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Credibility

Front

What is a broad statement about a class or category of people, ideas, or things based on a study of, or a belief about, only some of its members?

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Generalization

Front

What is the main idea or theme of a text as expressed by the author?

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Message

Front

What term describes the use of reasoning to draw conclusions based on evidence?

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Inference

Front

What is the term for a source that interprets or analyzes primary sources?

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Secondary sources

Front

What is the term for a statement that cannot be proven true or false?

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Opinion

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What is the process of critically assessing the quality and relevance of information?

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Evaluation

Front

What is the term for a preconceived notion or judgment about something?

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Bias