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

The author's reason for writing a text.

• Main Idea

• Author’s Purpose

• Claim

• Tone

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

• Glossary

• Caption

• Heading

• Sidebar

Organizes events in the order in which they occurred.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Description

Tells how two or more things are alike and different.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Summary

• Text Feature

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

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

• Text Feature

• Supporting Details

• Reasoning

• Point of View

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

• Summary

• Caption

• Glossary

• Claim

The author’s opinion or attitude toward the topic.

• Mood

• Tone

• Point of View

• Bias

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

• Reasoning

• Inference

• Claim

• Summary