Academic Power Words: Understanding Informational Text

What is an informational text?

• A fictional story

• A piece of nonfiction writing that aims to educate or inform the reader about a topic

• A poem

• A play

What are 'Relevant Details' in a text?

• General ideas

• Specific pieces of information that support the main idea

• Opinions

• Unrelated facts

Match the following concepts with their definitions:

• Pieces of information that are true and proven

• Facts

• Restate someone else's ideas in your own words

• Paraphrase

• A brief restatement of key ideas

• Summary

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of 'Facts'?

• Proven

• Debatable

• True

• Supported by evidence

Credible information is:

• Unreliable

• Trustworthy

• Unsupported

• False

Fill in the blank: A 'Summary' does not include the reader's (a)   .

• Key details

• Personal opinions

• Main ideas

• Title

Match the following author's purposes with their descriptions:

• Convince the reader

• Persuade

• Provide information

• Inform

• Includes sensory details

• Describe

Which of the following is a 'Relevant Detail'?

• A random fact

• A specific piece of information supporting the main idea

• An unrelated opinion

• A vague description

Paraphrasing involves:

• Changing the meaning

• Using the same words

• Restating in your own words

• Ignoring the original text

A 'Summary' should NOT include:

• Key details

• Personal opinions

• Main ideas

• Title and author