Informational Text - Genre Characteristics and Structures

________ is how an author organizes the text.

• Author's purpose

• Text feature

• Main idea

• Text structure

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Informational text

• is fictional information.

• informs the reader about many topics.

• persuades an audience with rhetorical appeals.

• all of the above

Answer explanation

Read all of the answer choices.

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The ___________ is what the text is mostly about.

• genre

• purpose

• main idea

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Informational text---

• is fictional

• is biased and subjective

• informs or educates an audience

• has no text structures

Answer explanation

Informational texts are nonfiction works of literature. They present facts to inform an audience. They are unbiased/objective explanations of factual information presented in a structured format.

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Why would an article include illustrations?

• To expand and clarify the meaning of a particular text.

• To create humor.

• To engage the reader.

• To include a visual component.

Answer explanation

Illustrations add to the article by adding context to the work.

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_______ are a type of literature that is _____, and presents information in order to ______ or educate an audience.

• nonfiction, informational text, persuade

• literature, nonfiction, informational text

• Informational texts, nonfiction, inform

• informational texts, nonfiction, persuade

Answer explanation

Read carefully. Plug in each of the answer choices before selecting your answer.

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Select three types of informational texts:

• Article

• Graphic Novel

• Essay

• Biography

• Short Story

Answer explanation

Informational texts (FACTS) are NONFICTION. Both grahic novels and short stories are FICTION.

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What are text features?

• Sensory language that helps a reader visualize the story.

• Intentional design features of informational text like a table of contents, pictures, or footnotes that help a reader understand.

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Which of the following are examples of text features:

• Titles

• Footnotes

• Glossary

• Pictures

• Figurative language

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What text structure does this image represent?

• Cause/Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

Answer explanation

Venn Diagrams are used to represent compare and contrast text structures.

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