Informational Text
What is the author's main purpose of informational text?
To inform the reader about something
A central idea in an informational text is supported by ___________ .
details
(1) What is a biography?
(2) What is an autobiography?
(1) Tells a true story of somebody's life, written by somebody else
(2) Tells a true story of somebody's life, written by that person
True or False
When reading nonfiction text you have to read from the beginning of the book to the end of the book?
False
"Horror films and their benefits are the subject of debate among psychologists and sociologists."
This statement fits best in the following subheading __________________________________________
The Allure of Fear
A glossary is an example of a __________
Text feature
A text structure that shows how two or more things are similar and/or different is called...
compare and contrast
An informational text (such as a cookbook or craft book) uses what kind of text structure?
Sequence
A __________________text feature will help you learn new words.
A. Glossary
B. Italics
C. Pictures
D. Footnotes
A. Glossary
The reader can reasonably predict _____ about the selection based solely on its title.
A. the text will discuss some early films in horror
B. the text will go into great detail about all aspects of horror films
C. the text will discuss similarities between the horror genre and other movie genres
D. the text will explain why horror films continue to be popular today
A. the text will discuss some early films in horror
____________ are things found under pictures that tell us extra information about the image
captions
There are 4 different types of text structures. Name and describe one of them.
- Chronological/Sequence: uses numbers or chronological order
- Compare/Contrast: events/objects = alike or different
- Problem/Solution: presents a problem and offers solutions
-Cause/Effect: presents a cause and effect relationship among events
An informational text that is printed daily or weekly with news and current events. What is it?
newspaper
A _________under the title will tell you the main idea of certain sections
Subheading
Which best restates the central idea of the entire passage?
A. addressing the audience's fears is a key function of cinema
B. horror films are an important part of the history of cinema
C. special effects are a key element of horror films
D. horror films have existed for well over 100 years
B. horror films are an important part of the history of cinema
A picture or illustration with many labels
diagram
When an author is presenting events in the order that they happened...
The author's purpose of an informational textbook is to _________ the reader.
A good reader will use prior knowledge, reading between the lines to understand what the author is trying to say. What is this called?
Making Inferences
What structure is used in this text?
Chronological
A list of chapters found at the beginning of the book is the ____________
Table of contents
When an author is presenting a problem and possible solutions to the problem.
What is problem and solution
The genre that presents factual or true information.
Nonfiction
The ___________ text feature will give you a general idea of what the article will be about
Title
"Some psychologists explain the particular draw of horror films using the theory of catharsis: By portraying scenes that induce negative emotions, art helps audience members purge themselves of those feelings."
Which word has a connotative meaning closest to the word purge?
A. erased
B. eliminated
C. cleansed
D. removed
C. cleansed