Text Analysis

The main idea of the text is:

• What the audience learns from the reading.

• What the focus or important idea is in the reading.

• A detail that supports what the reading is about.

• A idea that represents something else.

A supporting idea is:

• What the audience learns from the reading.

• The idea that represents something else.

• What the audience learns from the reading.

• A detail that helps prove the focus of the reading.

An example of a text feature is:

• Bold print

• Glossary

• Headings

• All of these are text features.

When looking at the credibility of a source, a reader should look at

• Where the writer got their information from, and the education of the author on the topic.

• How quickly the writer wrote the piece, and how many big words are in it.

• Where the author is from and how long did they live there.

• None of these help with credibility of the author.

When looking at a nonfiction piece, what is the area of the text that will help you learn how to say a word correctly.

• The index

• The glossary

• The pronunciation guide

• The bibliography

Which one of these does not help you evaluate a nonfiction text:

• Credibility

• Symbolism

• Consistency

• Logic/Structure

This is when you take the main ideas of a text and give an overall idea of what it is about.

• Evaluation

• Prediction

• Summary

• Analysis

This series of words gives you the subject of a section of the reading.

• Title

• Main idea

• Caption

• Heading

What is a not possible goal of a writer.

• To confuse

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To inform

What is the difference between a nonfiction and fiction text.

• A nonfiction text is made up, and a fiction text is fact.

• A fiction text is made up, and a nonfiction text is fact.

• A fiction text can be written by anyone, a nonfiction text is only written by experts.

• A nonfiction text can be written by anyone, a fiction text is only written by experts.