STAAR Review Informational Texts

Informational text -

• is a made up story

• entertains the reader

• provides the reader with information and facts

• tries to persuade the reader to believe in something or do something

What text feature explains about the photograph?

• glossary

• table of contents

• caption

• diagram

What genre is informational text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fantasy

• Fiction-Non

What type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• Chronological

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

What type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

• Chronological

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

What text feature has list of bold print words along with their definitions?

• photograph

• glossary

• index

• heading

What text structure organizes the text by telling the order of events?

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

What is the author's purpose for informational text?

• to explain

• to inform

• to teach

• all of the above

"Papel Picado" is beautiful art that you can display for many events.

• This is a fact

• This is an opinion

________ is how the author organizes the text.

• Author's purpose

• Text feature

• Main idea

• Text structure