Informational Text Concepts_UNIT 1 Interim Assessment

Where can you MOST likely find the main idea in a paragraph?

• The fourth sentence

• The second sentence

• The first sentence

• The last sentence

T/F The main idea is the most important idea a text. It is what the passage is mostly about.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A supporting detail is a fact that can do all of the following for the main idea EXCEPT:

• Provide evidence for the main idea

• Go against the main idea

• Expand on the main idea
• Support the main idea

A summary is defined in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• main idea

• most important details

• is in the readers own words

• reader's opinion

T/F A summary should include the readers opinion.

• TRUE

• FALSE

T/F: An inference is something you think is true based on the information that you have read.

• TRUE

• FALSE

All of the following statements are TRUE about inferences EXCEPT:

• use evidence from the text and prior knowledge

• only based on evidence from the text

• is not directly in the text so you need to read between the lines

T/F: Explicit Textual Evidence is directly stated in the text

• TRUE

• FALSE

When citing textual evidence you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

• I explain the evidence

• I state my idea

• I cite what in the text led me to the idea

• I don't use quotation marks

T/F: A summary is composed of the main idea and supporting details

• TRUE

• FALSE