Unit 3 Review - Grade 6

Informational text gives readers information and ideas about what things?

• Fictional characters and their stories

• Future events in an imagined society

• Real people, things, places, and events

• Supernatural beings or events

Why do we read informational texts?

• To set goals for ourselves in the future.

• To expand our imagination and creativity.

• To get an emotional response by connecting to characters.

• To gain knowledge and understanding about a certain subject or person.

What do you call a statement that an author wants to discuss that is the main idea of an essay or presentation?

• Opinion

• Thesis

• Fact

• Conclusion

A thesis statement MUST be supported by what?

• Judge Judy

• Not this one

• Not this one either

• EVIDENCE

Evidence includes all of the following EXCEPT what?

• Facts

• Statistics

• Personal Opinions

• Specific Examples

What informational text feature includes visual displays of information that help the reader engage and understand the information?

• Research

• Graphic Features

• Specialized Vocabulary

• Facts

What informational text feature contains pieces of information that can NOT be disputed? These all give the writing authority and allows readers to refer to them.

• Statistics

• Facts

• Research

• Specialized Vocabulary

What informational text feature is an investigation or study of a subject that helps to expand a person's knowledge and understanding of a subject? This MUST be thorough so that an author's writing can be trusted!!!

• Facts

• Research

• Statistics

• Specialized Vocabulary

What informational text feature includes pieces of numerical information that help readers to make inferences about something?

• Facts

• Research

• Specialized Vocabulary

• Statistics

What informational text feature is words and phrases that help us to understand complex or unfamiliar subjects? These often come with a definition or explanation so the reader does not get confused.

• Specialized Vocabulary

• Facts

• Statistics

• Research