Genre: Informational Texts & Paper Sons

Which statement best defines an informational text?

• A story that entertains with made-up events

• A text that gives factual information about a topic

• A poem that expresses feelings

• A script meant to be performed on stage

What are main ideas in an informational text?

• Funny parts that make readers laugh

• The most important ideas about the topic

• The ending of the text

• Words that rhyme

Which choice best describes supporting details?

• Ideas that distract from the topic

• Pictures that decorate the page

• Details that support or tell more about the main ideas

• Questions the author asks

Which option lists examples of text features that offer clues to main ideas?

• Title, headings, bold words, and images

• Plot, characters, and setting

• Rhythm, rhyme, and meter

• Stage directions and props

According to the anchor chart, what is the purpose of informational text?

• To give information about a topic or explain a concept

• To persuade readers to buy something

• To entertain readers with jokes

• To share personal opinions only

Which text structure shows how one action or event leads to something else happening?

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological or time order

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

A passage describes two animals and highlights their similarities and differences. Which text structure does it most likely use?

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological or time order

• Cause and effect

You want to figure out the topic of a text. What should you look at first, according to the notes?

• The author’s biography

• The title, headings, and pictures for repeated ideas

• Only the last paragraph

• The index of another book

Which word from the preview vocabulary best fits this sentence: People who belong to a country and have its rights and responsibilities are _______.

• immigration

• processing

• citizens

• admitted

Readers of informational texts are advised to do which action during a first read when they see parts they don’t understand?

• Skip the parts and keep reading

• Generate questions by marking confusing parts

• Only read the headings

• Memorize every vocabulary word first