Reading Vocabulary: Informational Text

Front

A __________ tells about people, events, or ideas of the past.

Back

historical text

Front

When you __________, you tell the key ideas and leave out the ideas that are not as important.

Back

summarize

Front

When you _________, you find ways things are alike.

Back

compare

Front

When you ___________, you find ways things are different.

Back

contrast

Front

Writers do not always fill in every detail -- they expect the readers to apply their own ideas to help them understand a text. You often need to make _________ when you read.

Back

inferences

Front

The main idea of a text is __________.

Back

the most important point or message.

Front

Supporting details are __________.

Back

facts or examples that help explain the main idea.

Front

A __________ is a type of text that gives information about a specific topic.

Back

informational text

Front

When you __________, you think about what the text means based on clues.

Back

infer

Front

A __________ is a statement that can be proven true or false.

Back

fact