Nonfiction Text and Summary Study Guide

Which of the following is NOT true about Informational Texts?

• It is a subgenre of nonfiction

• It features interesting fictional characters

• It informs the reader about a topic

• It helps the readers understand the key information and main idea

What are some common Informational Text features:

• Headings and Subheadings

• Graphs

• Sidebar

• All of the above

Paperwork given to specify agreements, rights, and responsibilities

• Scholarly journal

• Public documents

• Consumer documents

• Periodicals

Documents authenticated by a public officer and made available to the public

• Scholarly journal

• Public documents

• Consumer documents

• Periodicals

Contain articles by experts and publish results of studies

• Scholarly journals

• Public documents

• Consumer documents

• Periodicals

A magazine, newspaper, or scholarly journal published at regular intervals

• Scholarly journal

• Public documents

• Consumer documents

• Periodicals

How many major categories of informational texts exits?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where should you look to see where the information is from?

• A website

• Wikipedia

• The source

• A Google search

What is another name for Literary Nonfiction?

• Memoir

• Creative Nonfiction

• Prose

• Biography

What is the purpose of expository texts?

• To expose the reader to facts

• To convince the reader to take a position

• To tell a funny story

• To prove a point