Reading Informational Texts Vocabulary

When you read to gain information, look for the __________. That is the most important idea of a passage, or what the passage is mainly about.

• summarizing

• main idea

• inference

• supporting details

Then look for __________ that support, or back up, the main idea.

• details

• main idea

• inference

• summarizing

When you __________, you tell the key ideas and leave out the ideas that are not as important.

• main idea

• details

• summarize

• none of these

A __________ tells about people, events, or ideas of the past.

• historical text

• scientific text

• technical text

• none of these

A ___________ give facts or information about the physical world.

• historical text

• scientific text

• technical text

• none of these

A __________ often gives directions or other specific information.

• historical text

• scientific text

• technical text

• none of these

You will find chronological connections that show the __________, or order of events.

• cause

• effect

• main idea

• sequence

A ___________ is the reason why something happens.

• summary

• cause

• effect

• inference

An __________ happens as a result.

• summary

• cause

• effect

• inference

Writers do not always fill in every detail -- they expect the readers to apply their own ideas to help them understand a text. You often need to make _________ when you read.

• summaries

• main ideas

• supporting details

• inferences