Informational Text Vocabulary

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What does 'section' mean in a text?

Back

Part of the text.

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What text structure tells the order of events?

Back

Sequence/Chronological order.

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What is the reason an author writes a text called?

Back

Author's purpose.

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What does informational text provide to the reader?

Back

Facts.

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What is the main idea of a text?

Back

What the text is mostly about.

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What is the purpose of text features?

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To help organize and highlight important information.

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What is a 'genre' in literature?

Back

A category of writing, such as fiction or nonfiction.

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What does 'infer' mean?

Back

To make a guess based on clues in the text.

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What is a 'fact'?

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A statement that can be proven true.

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What is a 'summary'?

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A brief statement of the main points of a text.