Reading Vocabulary: Informational Text

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What is a historical text?

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

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What question can help you identify a solution?

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Ask yourself, 'What can make things better?'

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What does it mean to summarize?

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To summarize means to tell the key ideas and leave out the less important details.

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What are context clues?

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Context clues are words or phrases around an unfamiliar word that help you figure out its meaning.

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What is an effect?

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An effect happens as a result of a cause.

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What is a main idea?

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The main idea is the most important point or concept in a text.

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What is an inference?

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An inference is a conclusion you draw based on evidence and reasoning.

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What is a problem in a text?

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A problem is a challenge or issue that needs to be solved.

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What is a cause?

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A cause is something that makes something else happen.

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What is a summary?

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A summary is a brief statement that gives the main points of a text.