Informational Text Academic Vocabulary Review

Question 1

Selection, text, article, story all mean the same thing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Why does an author use an anecdote?

Accepted Answer

To help support their claim or controlling idea.

Question 3

An author's MAIN MESSAGE can be called the Controlling Idea of the text.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The objective third person narrator focuses only on telling the facts.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Information that supports the author's intended message, belief, position, or opinion is called the CLAIM.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Key ideas can be the same as the topic or main ideas in informational text.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Details or facts that support an author's position or belief are called?

Accepted Answer

Supporting Details or Evidence

Question 8

A claim or thesis can also be the controlling idea?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The intended audience for informational text can be...

Accepted Answer

The people will read it to learn information or be persuaded.

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT mean the same as persuade?

Accepted Answer

To inform or not inform about something

Question 11

The author's opinion states what they believe on a topic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

An anecdote is a short, interesting, or funny story about something or someone real?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Who or what the text is about is called the...

Accepted Answer

Topic

Question 14

Argumentative text or speech is like physically fighting with or yelling at another person.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The third person omniscient narrator can write about the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

The author's position on a topic will state...

Accepted Answer

What they believe

Question 17

An editorial can be an argumentative text.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

When a newspaper or magazine article gives the opinions of the editors or publishers, it is called an...

Accepted Answer

Editorial

Question 19

What are common words used in first person point of view?

Accepted Answer

I, me, my, we

Question 20

The controlling idea, thesis, or claim should tell you what an author believes about a topic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Why does an author use text, print, or graphic features in a text?

Accepted Answer

To clarify or explain the messages they are trying to teach you.

Question 22

When the narrator is unreliable, you should not trust them.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The narrator in the third person limited point of view tells the story based on the...

Accepted Answer

thoughts and feelings about one the characters in the story

Question 24

Second person point of view tells your story.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

What kind of text presents information in order to explain, clarify, or educate?

Accepted Answer

Informational Text

Question 26

Good facts can be proven with reliable evidence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

A good author will support their position/belief/opinion with ...

Accepted Answer

Factual Reasons and Factual Evidence

Question 28

What do we call the main point an author makes that also includes their belief or position on a topic?

Accepted Answer

Controlling Idea

Question 29

Authors will use extreme or emotionally loaded language to persuade their audience.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Diagrams, Photos, Captions, Subtitles, Titles, Footnotes, Bold or Italic Words, or Hyperlinks are all examples of...

Accepted Answer

Text/Print Features of Informational Text

Informational Text Academic Vocabulary Review

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Informational Text Academic Vocabulary Review

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