TEXT SECTIONS
Which section of a nonfiction text usually introduces the topic and gives background information?
Introduction
What text feature used an alphabetized list to explain difficult words found in an academic passage?
Glossary
What is the central idea of a text?
The main message or most important idea the author wants readers to understand.
What does it mean when a central idea develops throughout a text?
The author adds details, examples, or evidence to build and expand the idea.
A small, select group of people who are considered the best or most talented.
Elite
A section titled “Causes of the American Revolution” most likely helps the reader understand what about the topic?
Why the event happened / background causes.
A caption under a photograph helps the reader by doing what?
Explaining or adding information about the image.
A passage explains how athletes train daily, follow strict diets, and practice skills repeatedly.
What is the likely central idea?
Success in sports requires discipline and dedication.
If the beginning of a text introduces a problem and later sections show attempts to solve it, how is the central idea developing?
It develops by showing the progression of the problem and possible solutions.
Handling a difficult situation with skill and careful control.
Finesse
If a section titled “Life on Mars: Future Possibilities” appears near the end of a text, what purpose does it likely serve?
It extends the topic by discussing future implications or possibilities.
A timeline would be most useful for helping readers understand what?
The order of events over time.
How is a central idea different from a topic?
The topic is the subject, while the central idea explains what the author says about the topic.
Why might an author introduce one central idea early and add another related idea later?
To deepen the discussion or show connections between ideas.
If a student studies daily and practices strategies before a big exam, they have _____ time and effort into their success.
Invested
Why might an author organize a text with sections like Problem, Attempts to Solve It, and Final Solution?
To show the development of an issue and how it was eventually resolved.
Why might an author include a diagram with labels in a science article?
To help the reader visually understand how something works.
Why do authors include multiple details and examples when developing a central idea?
To support and strengthen the central idea.
If two central ideas appear in a text, what should readers analyze to compare them?
How each idea is supported and developed with evidence throughout the text.
A leader who stays firm in their beliefs despite challenges is being _____.
Resolute
Two sections in a text are titled “The Rise of Renewable Energy” and “Challenges of Renewable Energy.”
What central idea relationship might these sections reveal?
They present two perspectives or aspects of the same topic (benefits vs. challenges).
An article about climate change includes a line graph showing rising global temperatures.
How does this feature support the author’s purpose?
It provides visual evidence/data that supports the author’s claim.
A text explains both the benefits of space exploration and the high costs involved.
What might be the overall central idea?
Space exploration has important benefits but also significant challenges or costs.
A text first explains how plastic pollution harms oceans, then later explains how people are trying to reduce plastic use.
How does this show central idea development?
The text moves from explaining a problem to discussing solutions.
Extreme thoroughness or strict precision in work.
Rigor