Reading Information

Use the paragraph to answer the prompt.

Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting. Today explorers still carry and eat this food.

In two sentences, identify the main idea and at least one supporting detail of this paragraph.

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Answer explanation

If your answer is not at least 2 sentences, then you will NOT get full points.

To get full points you must write in complete sentences and clearly answer both parts of the question by identifying the main idea and at least one supporting detail.

passages that explain or inform.

• Compare and Contrast

• Denotation

• Literary Texts

• Informational Texts

an overview of a passage that captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include opinions.

• Problem and Solution

• Objective Summary

• Propel the Action

• Technical Meaning

when the facts, details, or other information within a text are related to the topic; information which helps support the author's opinion, claim, and reasoning.

• Relevant

• Structure

• Incident

• Dialogue

a reasonable conclusion reached that is based on evidence found in the text.

• Counterclaim

• Incident

• Inference

• Cause and Effect

the main argument made by an author; supported by reasons and evidence.

• Sound

• Claim

• Denotation

• Connotation

a specific meaning or idea that a word/concept brings to mind.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Counterclaim

• Cause and Effect

What is the purpose of an informational text?

• To inform the reader about a specific topic.

• Allow readers to find key information.

• Allow readers to understand the main topic.

• All the above

What is the main purpose of reading informational texts?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader about a specific topic

• To confuse the reader

• To persuade the reader to buy something

Which of the following is a key feature of informational texts?

• They always tell a story

• They include fictional characters

• They provide facts and data

• They are written in rhyme