Evaluating Evidence in an Informational Text

What is the author's purpose for writing an informational text?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To summarize

• To inform or educate

How can you identify bias in informational text?

• By checking the font size and color

• By looking for loaded language, omission of relevant information, and one-sided arguments.

• By looking for the author's favorite color

• By counting the number of paragraphs

What inferences can be made from any informational text?

• Inferences can only be made by experts in the field

• The specific inferences would depend on the content of the informational text and the context in which it is presented.

• The inferences are always straightforward and obvious

• The inferences are always the same for everyone

How do you make inferences from an informational text?

• By relying solely on the opinions of others

• By not paying attention to the details and jumping to conclusions

• By analyzing the information provided, identifying key details, and using your own knowledge and reasoning to draw conclusions.

• By ignoring the information provided and making random guesses

When an author writes to teach the reader about something...

• Informational

• Persuasive

• Entertaining

In a source statement, the best verb to use for an informational text:

• argues

• debates

• explains

• shows

To say that the evidence presented relates to the topic in a appropriate way, you would say the evidence is

• useless

• important

• insignificant

• relevant

In argumentative writing, what is evidence?

• information such as reasons, facts, and examples, that supports the author's claim

• a suspicion of wrong doing

• an object that tends to increase comfort

• a publication that appears at regular intervals such as a newspaper or magazine

To say that there is enough evidence to support a claim, you would say the evidence is...

• minimal

• sufficient

• ordinary

• swell

What is the primary purpose of evaluating evidence in an informational text?

• To entertain the reader

• To assess the credibility and relevance of the information

• To confuse the reader

• To summarize the text