Informational Text

When you read to gain information, look for the __________. That is the most important idea of a passage, or what the passage is mainly about.

• summarizing

• main idea

• inference

• supporting details

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RL.6.10

Then look for __________ that support, or back up, the main idea.

• details

• main idea

• inference

• summarizing

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

When you __________, you tell the key ideas and leave out the ideas that are not as important.

• main idea

• details

• summarize

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the word infer mean?

• to guess
• to make an educated guess
• to create
• to investigate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

What is a good strategy or formula for making an inference?

• main idea + supporting details
• what you know + what the text says
• first sentence + last sentence
• evidence + theme

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

An author's main reason for writing can best be described as the ____________.

• author's point of view
• author's purpose
• author's text structure
• author's evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

help the reader to locate information in the text, printed in large or bold print to make them stand out.

• headings/subheadings

• captions

• titles

• index

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Informational text-

• is made up

• provides the reader with facts

• entertains the audience

• is written like a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the author's purpose for informational text?

• to explain

• to inform

• to teach

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

________ is how the author organizes the text.

• Author's purpose

• Text feature

• Main idea

• Text structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5