Reading Passages Informational Text

True or false? I should read passage 1 and answer the questions. I should read passage 2 and answer the questions. Then I should answer questions from both passages

• True

• False

I should annotate when reading a passage.

• True

• False

True or False?

There will be a paired passage on the Reading Benchmark.

• A. True

• B. False

Informational text is in the category of..

• A. Fiction

• B. Nonfiction

Description

• A. the author provides events in order

• B. the author tells about an event and what happens after or because of it

• C. the author describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, and examples

• D. the author explains how two or more things are alike and/or different

Problem and Solution

• the author describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, and example

• the author gives information about a problem and how it is solved

• the author explains how two or more things are alike and/or different

• the author tells about an event and what happens after or because of it

To examine two or more ideas in order to note SIMILARITIES.

• A. passage

• B. analyze

• C. compare

• D. differ

True or False?

Paired passages have no similarities or connections.

• A. True

• B. False

Cause and effect

• the author provides events in order

• the author tells about an event and what happens after or because of it

• the author describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, and examples

• the author explains how two or more things are alike and/or different

Once you have read the prompt and begin to read the articles... what should you do as you read?

• draw in the margin

• take notes in the margin

• just read the text, we can't write on the test