Informational Text Terms

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What is the central idea of a story?

Back

The most important who/what that the author wants you, the reader, to understand in a story.

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What is the Author's Purpose?

Back

The reason the author wrote the text.

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What is a text feature that helps identify smaller sections within a piece of text?

Back

Headings/Subheadings.

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What is text structure?

Back

The way the author organizes a text.

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What is inference?

Back

Using evidence from the text to figure out something the author did not state in the text.

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What is a summary?

Back

A short recap of a text/story that includes important points.

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What are supporting details?

Back

Facts or examples that help explain or support the main idea.

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What is a title?

Back

The name of a text that gives an idea of what it is about.

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What is an index?

Back

A list at the end of a book that shows where to find specific topics.

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What is background knowledge?

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Information that a reader already knows about a topic before reading.