DRR Vocabulary Words 1

What is the purpose of informational (expository) texts?

• To entertain the reader with a story

• To help the reader learn something new by giving facts and details

• To convince the reader to agree with the author

• To show the parts of something and how they work together

What are persuasive texts used for?

• To describe, define, or explain an event

• To show how parts work together

• To convince the reader to agree with the author about something

• To provide a list of terms and definitions

What does the main idea of a text refer to?

• A detailed example that supports the main idea

• A drawing or plan related to the text

• The overall topic or subject the text is mostly about

• A picture taken to support an idea

What is a detail in a text?

• A type of nonfiction writing

• A sentence of fact, statement, or example that supports the main idea

• A drawing that shows the parts of something

• A title or short explanation accompanying a photograph

What is a caption?

• A drawing or plan that shows the parts of something

• A title, short explanation, or description accompanying a photograph or an illustration

• A type of text that includes facts and details

• The main message of a text

Which of the following is an example of a text feature?

• A persuasive argument

• A main idea of a story

• A photograph in a book

• A detailed description of a character

What is a photograph?

• a picture drawn by an illustrator

• an image created by a computer

• a picture taken with a camera

• describes what is happening in a picture

What is a diagram?

• a drawing or plan that labels the parts of something.

• a picture taken with a camera.

• describes what is happening in a picture.

• shows the locations of places.

What is an illustration?

• the labeled parts of an object.

• a picture taken with a camera.

• an image created by a computer.

• a picture drawn by an illustrator or artist.