Informational Terms - 6th Grade ELA

Instructions: Read each definition and choose the correct term from the answer choices.
1. The most important point that the author wants to convey.

• Summary

• Supporting Detail

• Caption

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The author's reason for writing a text.

• Main Idea

• Author’s Purpose

• Claim

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

Text that tells what a picture, graph, or chart shows.

• Glossary

• Caption

• Heading

• Sidebar

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Organizes events in the order in which they occurred.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Tells how two or more things are alike and different.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Summary

• Text Feature

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Words and phrases that appear in specific subject areas like science or history.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Details that support, explain, or prove the main idea.

• Text Feature

• Supporting Details

• Reasoning

• Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A short restatement of the most important points of a text.

• Summary

• Caption

• Glossary

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The author’s opinion or attitude toward the topic.

• Mood

• Tone

• Point of View

• Bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A statement that an author believes to be true and wants the reader to accept.

• Reasoning

• Inference

• Claim

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1