informational texts

What should a good summary of a text include?

• Only the central idea

• Central idea and key supporting points

• Author's opinions

• Unrelated details

Which term refers to the evidence that backs up the main point in a text?

• Summary

• Supporting evidence

• Personal opinion

• Unrelated example

Which term describes the process of expanding on an idea in a text?

• Conveys

• Develops

• Emphasizes

• Supports

Which term means to highlight or give special importance to something in a text?

• Conveys

• Emphasizes

• Develops

• Supports

What is the purpose of a summary in a text?

• To provide personal opinions

• To give off-topic details

• To restate main points briefly

• To include unrelated examples

What is the role of supporting evidence in a text?

• To contradict the main point

• To provide unrelated examples

• To back up the main point

• To offer personal opinions

What does "supports" mean in the context of a text?

• To contradict

• To back up

• To ignore

• To summarize

What is the purpose of a text structure?

• To confuse the reader

• To highlight the author's purpose or shape the reader's understanding

• To make the text longer

• To add unnecessary details

What does the Description structure aim to do?

• Explain in time order or history

• Describe a topic with details

• Show differences or similarities

• Present a problem and how it's addressed

Which structure uses the clue words "first, next, after, finally, dates"?

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological

• Compare & Contrast

• Description