Informational Reading

The ______________ of a text is the main point the author wants you to understand.

• Author's Purpose

• Central Idea

• Text Structure

• Text Features

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the excerpt below from a brochure on the Amazon Rainforest. 

Rainforests contain impressive animals and plants. In total, the world’s rainforests cover only 7% of the Earth’s surface but contain 50% of all land-living species. And the Amazon is the world’s largest container of wildlife.The Amazon Rainforest covers 40% of the South American continent. This vast forest contains some of the world’s most untouched tropical wilderness. The next largest rainforests of the Congo in Africa and the island of New Guinea can fit comfortably inside the vast expanse of Amazonia.

The author’s purpose was to:

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Understand

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

This type of text structure discusses similarities and differences between people, places, or things.

• Sequence of Events

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure is used to explain the reasons why something happened?

• Sequence of Events

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the passage below about the Sahara Desert.

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world, covering most of North Africa. It is known for its harsh climate and vast sand dunes. Despite its arid conditions, the Sahara is home to a variety of plant and animal species that have adapted to survive in the desert environment.

The author’s purpose was to:

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

• Understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

The ______________ of a text helps the reader understand the order in which events occur.

• Author's Purpose

• Central Idea

• Sequence of Events

• Text Features

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are the three main reasons that an author writes a text?

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Irony

• Dramatic, Situational, Verbal

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the purpose of subheadings in a text?

• to give an idea of what the previous paragraph is about

• to give an idea of what the following paragraph is about

• to give an idea of what the entire passage is about

• to give extra ideas of what the paragraphs are about

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is text structure?

• The beginning, middle and end of a story

• description

• The way the author set up the text so the reader can understand the topic.

• The structure of a building

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The information under a photograph that thells more information about the picture is...

• A "Caption"

• A "map"

• A "legend"

• A "Graph"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7