Reading Vocabulary: Informational Text

Front

When you read to gain information, look for the __________. That is the most important idea of a passage, or what the passage is mainly about.

Back

main idea

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4B

Front

Then look for __________ that support, or back up, the main idea.

Back

details

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

When you __________, you tell the key ideas and leave out the ideas that are not as important.

Back

summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

A __________ tells about people, events, or ideas of the past.

Back

historical text

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Front

A ___________ give facts or information about the physical world.

Back

scientific text

Front

A __________ often gives directions or other specific information.

Back

technical text

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Front

Chronological connections show the __________, or order of events.

Back

sequence

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Front

A ___________ is the reason why something happens.

Back

cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Front

An __________ happens as a result.

Back

effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Front

Writers do not always fill in every detail -- they expect the readers to apply their own ideas to help them understand a text. You often need to make _________ when you read.

Back

inferences

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1