Comprehending Informational Text-ELA.6.5.I

Is this informational text?

• Yes, because the topic is real, it is based on facts, and it has text features.

• No, because the topic is not real, it is not based on facts, and it does not have text features.

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ELA 6.5

Is this informational text?

• Yes, because the topic is real, it is based on facts, and it has text features.

• No, because the topic is not real, it is not based on facts, and it does not have text features.

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ELA 6.5

Authors use text features to________________.

• Draw pictures for fun

• Help the reader better understand the text

• Think of titles for chapters

• Use maps

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What does the Table of Contents contain?

• A list of vocabulary words in the book

• A list of a book’s sections found in the front

• A list of a book's sections found in the back

• A list of tables found at the furniture store

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Scientists say that cats typically ignore music made for humans, and that they become more at ease listening to music imitating purrs and the suckling sounds of kittens nursing. In their experiment, they layered such sounds creating melodies made for feline listening pleasure. These tunes are being used to help calm skittish shelter cats.

What inference can you make from the paragraph?

• Cats enjoy listening to the sounds of other cats more than human music.

• Cats like a specific type of music.

• Music can be used to calm animals down.

• Human music is not good for animals.

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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

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Like every trap, the Venus Flytrap contains bait. Sugary nectar covers the leaves. Insects smell the nectar and think that it is meal time. They are right, but they never guess that they are on the menu.

What inference can you make from the paragraph?

• Insects must have nectar in every meal.

• Venus Flytrap restaurant serves insects on the menu.

• Venus Flytraps are used to produce nectar juice.

• Insects are drawn to the smell of nectar.

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