What is an inference?

educated assumptions/guesses based on evidence from the text

tells the true story of a person's life

gives factual information about a topic

What is point of view in an informational text?

feelings, attitudes, or ideas about the subject

The author's purpose...

is the reason for writing something

It's a separate block of text that relates to the main article.

Explains what a photograph or other graphic feature is about.

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Performance Coach Lesson 5 (Articles) Review

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1
What is an inference?
educated assumptions/guesses based on evidence from the text
the reason for writing something
what the article is mostly about
words or phrases that connect ideas to show their relationship
2
Text structures are words or phrases that connect ideas to show their relationship.
True
False
3
Nonfiction writing deals with what types of information?
People
Events
All of the above
Places
4
A biography...
shares the author's outlook or point of view
tells the true story of a person's life
gives personal accounts of real events
presents a topic orally
5
Authors never use facts, reasons, examples, statistics, or quotations as supporting details.
True
False
6
The central idea is what the article is mostly about.
False
True
7
What kind of text structure tells what happened and why it happened?
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Spatial
Question and answer
8
Where don't articles normally appear?
Newspapers
Novels
Encyclopedias
Magazines
9
To be objective means to be neutral, or without expressing their opinions or beliefs.
False
True
10
What does an author use to develop the central idea?
Point of view
Speeches
Inferences
Supporting details
11
A textbook...
gives personal accounts of real events
tells the true story of a person's life
presents a topic orally
gives factual information about a topic
12
What is point of view in an informational text?
the reason for writing something
words or phrases that connect ideas to show their relationship
educated guesses based on evidence from the text
feelings, attitudes, or ideas about the subject
13
What is the main purpose of an informational text?
To inform
To persuade
To explain
To describe
14
Nonfiction is factual writing
False
True
15
The author's purpose...
words or phrases that connect ideas to show their relationship
Feelings/attitudes about a particular subject
educated assumptions or guesses based on evidence from the text
is the reason for writing something
16
What is the organization of an informational text called?
Transitions
Inference
Text Structure
Point of view
17
What is a sidebar?
An image of a real person, place, thing, or event.
Explains what a photograph or other graphic feature is about.
It tells readers what a section of text is about.
It's a separate block of text that relates to the main article.
18
What is a caption?
Explains what a photograph or other graphic feature is about.
An image of a real person, place, thing, or event.
An illustration that shows the location of things or places.
Quickly highlights key facts or summarizes a lot of information.
19
What type of text structure explains how 2 or more people, things, ideas, etc. are similar and different?
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Question and answer
20
Chronological/Sequential is the type of text structure that presents details in time order.
False
True

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