Informational Text exam review

What is an informational text?

• A made up story

• A poem

• A piece of writing that gives facts and true details and events.

• A piece of writing that is about all kinds of people

Match the following

• Explicit Message

• Message that is suggested

• Implicit Message

• Message that is clearly stated

• Main Idea

• The most important message of the text

When you combine what you read with what you already know to make a guess or prediction in a text what is this called?

• explicit message

• making an inference

• guessing

• prewriting

If you know that Mansur is an engineer and that all engineers have to graduate from a university, what inference can you make about Mansur?

• Mansur just became an engineer.

• Mansur graduated from a university.

• Mansur did not have to go to a university.

• Mansur is rich.

Grandma looked at the poster that showed the arrival and departure times for the train. "11:15....." She said, looking at her watch. "It's 11:30 now....I guess we will have to wait for the next train". She sat down on the bench and motioned for me to sit beside her. I walked over, looking down at my feet. I felt kind of bad that I was so slow to get ready this morning.

What inference can you make from this text?

• Grandma and her grandson missed the train they wanted to go on.

• Grandma did not like her grandson.

• Grandma was happy they had to wait for the next train.

• Grandma loves her grandson.

What is an explicit message?

What is an implicit message?

Mahmud tasted the eggs. He quickly turned his head spit them out into his dinner napkin. "Can I have some water please?" I hoped my sister would not be offended. This was her first time making eggs.

What inference can you make from the passage?

• Mahmud is strong.

• Mahmud knows how to cook.

• Mahmud is apart of the family.

• Mahmud does not like the eggs.

Read the following passage and choose the option that best describes the explicit message of the text:

The human body is an amazing machine that is very important to us. It is made up of many different parts that work together to keep us alive. The heart is one of the most important parts of the body. It pumps blood around the body and keeps us alive. The lungs are also very important. They help us breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. The brain is the control center of the body. It tells the body what to do and when to do it.

• The human body is made up of many different parts that work together to keep us alive.

• The heart is one of the most important parts of the body.

• The lungs help us breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.

• The brain is the control center of the body.

Which detail supports the statement: Cats are popular pets.

• Cats are smart.

• Over 15 million people have cats as pets.

• Cats and dogs do not mix.

• Caring for cats requires hard work.