Name: _____________________________________

Date: __________________________________

Informational Texts
Directions: Choose the best answer for each question or statement.
1. The main idea for informational texts is ________________________.
a. What the text is mainly about
b. Describing the characters
c. Giving supporting detail
d. Summarizing the text
2. How do we summarize informational texts?
a. By stating facts about the text
b. We write a paragraph about the text
c. By writing just a closing sentence
d. We use the main idea, 3 important details, and then a closing sentence
3. Text structure is _______________________.
a. The way text is shaped
b. How the text is organized or structured
c. The font of the text
d. The angle of a text
4. Comparing means we ______________________.
a. Determine how two texts are the same
b. Compare and contrast
c. See if the text is better than the other
d. Determine how two texts are different from each other
5. Contrasting means we _____________________.
a. Determine how two texts are the same
b. Summarize a text in a different way
c. Determine how two texts are different from each other
d. Describe two texts
Directions: In a complete sentence, provide the answer to the following questions.
Note: You may use the back of the paper if you need more space to write.
6. What is an informational text? _____________________________________________________
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7. What are the important parts of an informational text? _________________________
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