Info Text Notes Review

What is the "topic" of a text?

• A complete sentence describing what the text is mostly about.

• What the text is mostly about, stated in 1 or 2 words.

• The same thing as a supporting detail.

• A summary of the text.

What is the "central idea" of a text?

• A complete statement describing what the text is mostly about.

• What the text is mostly about, stated in 1 or 2 words.

• The same thing as a supporting detail.

• A summary of the text.

What is a supporting detail?

• The topic of the text.

• The central idea of the text.

• Specific ideas, evidence, examples, or elaboration that back up or add to the central idea.

• A recap of the most important information that was inferred from the text.

What is "explicit" information?

• Information that is stated directly in the text.

• Information that can be inferred from the text.

• A recap of the central idea and most important supporting details from the text.

• A personal opinion of the author of the text.

What is "inferential" information?

• Information that is stated directly in the text.

• Information that can be inferred from the text.

• A recap of the central idea and most important supporting details from the text.

• A personal opinion of the author of the text.

What is a summary?

• Information that is stated directly in the text.

• Information that can be inferred from the text.

• A recap of the central idea and most important supporting details from the text.

• A personal opinion of the author of the text.

What does an "objective" summary NOT include?

• Information that is stated directly in the text.

• Information that can be inferred from the text.

• A recap of the central idea and most important supporting details from the text.

• A personal opinion of the reader of the text.

What is meant by a word's "denotation"?

• A subtle difference in the shade of a word's meaning.

• A word's dictionary definition.

• The positive or negative implied meaning of a word.

• A narrator or speaker's attitude.

What is meant by a word's "connotation"?

• A subtle difference in the shade of a word's meaning.

• A word's dictionary definition.

• The positive or negative implied meaning of a word.

• A narrator or speaker's attitude.

What is the "tone" of a text?

• A word's dictionary definition.

• The positive or negative implied meaning of a word.

• A narrator or speaker's attitude.

• The atmosphere or overall feeling of the text.