Informational Text Quizlet Practice

Words highlighted or in darker print.

What are bolded words?

A graphic used to list ideas or items.

What are bullet points?

Tables are summaries of facts or data in columns or rows. Charts are visual representations of quantities or results.

What are charts and tables?

Explanatory note at the bottom of the page.

What are footnotes?

Illustrations or visual representations of information.

What are graphic aids?

Visual comparisons of information or data.

What are graphs?

These are not stated in the text; you have to figure it our on your own.

What are implied main ideas?

Images or graphics that are found with the writing.

What are pictures?

Writing that mainly provides factual information about real people, places, things, and events.

What does nonfiction mean?

Text in smaller print that explains a picture.

What is a caption?

Alphabetized list of terms in the back on the book.

What is a glossary?

The title of a short section within the main body of a text.

What is a heading?

A representation of a specific location.

What is a map?

The title of a small section under a heading.

What is a sub-heading?

Parts of text that stand out from the rest.

What is meany by the term "text features"?

Its when you briefly retell the main ideas or key events using your own words.

What is summarizing?

The most important idea that the author wants to convey.

What is the main idea?

To inform readers to convey facts, details, instructions, and other information.

What is the purpose of informational texts?

Help you locate and understand information in a text.

What is the purpose of text features?

Captions and labels

What is used to help you understand these graphic aids?

Textbooks, news articles, feature articles, web sites, and instructional manuals.

What are some common types of informational texts?

Lists, headings, subheadings, diagrams, illustrations, and labels.

What are some text features found in consumer and public documents?

Navigation bar, hyperlinks, and icons.

What are some text features of websites?

These are stated (they come right out and tell you) in the text for the reader.

What are stated main ideas?

Words, phrases, or sentences that tell more about the main idea.

What are supporting details?

Elements designed to help readers locate and understand the information they are looking for.

What are text features?

Reasons, facts and statistics, examples, and sensory details

What are the types of supporting details?

Made-up stories about characters and events.

What does fiction mean?

A list of the beginning of the book that tells chapters/topics.

What is a table of contents?

The name of a book, article, etc.

What is a title?

Alphabetical list of topics and page numbers in the back the book.

What is an index?

A small section of text instead or text inserted into a larger body of text.

What is an insert?

Text printed in a color other than black.

What is colored print?

A change in size and style from what it is originally written.

What is font size and type changes?

A summary of a story's plot should include the most important events, conflicts, and characters.

What should a summary of a ploy include?

1. Title and author 2. Main Characters 3. Describing the setting 4. Tell events in the order they occurred

What should be included in a summary of a literary work (novel)?

1. Title and author 2. Identify the authors main idea 3. Describe key details

What should be included in a summary of an informational text?