Informational Text Review

Text Features

100

I'm a title that appears above a section to help organize information. What am I?

Heading 

200

I'm a small picture or diagram with words that explain what I show. What am I?

Caption

300

I'm a secondary title that divides a section into smaller topics. What am I?

Subheading

400

I'm a visual way to show information using bars, circles, or lines. What am I?

Chart/Graph

500

 I'm a numbered or bulleted list that breaks down information into separate points. What am I?

List

Text Structures

100

 I explain what something is and give details about it. What am I?

Description

200

I tell you the order in which things happen, step-by-step. What am I?

Sequence

300

I tell you the order in which things happen, step-by-step. What am I?

Compare and Contrast

400

 I explain why something happened and what happened because of it. What am I?

Cause and Effect

500

I present a problem and then explain how to solve it. What am I?

Problem and Solution

Main Idea and Details

100

 I'm the most important idea in a paragraph. What am I?

Main Idea

200

I'm a fact or piece of information that supports the main idea. What am I?

Supporting detail/evidence

300

I appear at the beginning of a paragraph and introduce the topic. What am I?

Topic Sentence

400

I wrap up the main idea of an entire text in one or two sentences. What am I?

Summary

500

I'm a statement that the author believes to be true but cannot be proven. What am I?

Opinion

Authors Purpose

100

The author wants me to learn facts about a topic. What is this purpose?

Inform/Explain

200

The author wants to convince me to believe or do something. What is this purpose?

Persuade

300

The author writes to entertain me with a funny or interesting story. What is this purpose?

Entertain

400

An article explains the steps for planting a garden and growing vegetables. What is the author's purpose?

Inform/Explain

500

A text describes why recycling is important and asks readers to start recycling at home. What is the author's purpose?

Persuade

Vocabulary

100

 I'm a word or phrase near an unknown word that helps you figure out its meaning. What am I?

Context Clues

200

I'm a word or phrase that directly explains what another word means. What am I?

Definition

300

I'm a detailed drawing or map that shows how something works or where places are located. What am I?

Diagram/Illustration

400

I'm a list of words and their definitions, usually found in the back of a book. What am I?

Glossary

500

I'm a list of all the sources an author used to write the book. What am I?

Works Cited