All flashcards
Flashcard 1: Which option best matches the purpose: "What do plants need to grow?" followed by facts?
Answer: To answer a question. A question title followed by facts shows the author is answering it.
Flashcard 2: Identify the main purpose: "It explains how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly."
Answer: To explain. "How" something happens shows the author is explaining a process.
Flashcard 3: Identify the main purpose: "It describes the parts of a fire truck and what each does."
Answer: To describe. Listing parts and their functions is describing features.
Flashcard 4: Identify the main purpose: "It answers: What is a fossil? Where are fossils found?"
Answer: To answer a question. Multiple questions with responses show a Q&A purpose.
Flashcard 5: What is the main purpose if a text tells how or why something happens using reasons?
Answer: To explain. Reasons and causes show the author wants to help readers understand how or why.
Flashcard 6: What is the main purpose if a text mostly tells facts to respond to a question?
Answer: To answer a question. Facts that respond to questions show the author wants to provide answers.
Flashcard 7: Which three main purposes should you check for in a grade 2 informational text?
Answer: To answer, to explain, or to describe. These are the three main goals authors have when writing informational texts.
Flashcard 8: What does the phrase "main purpose" mean in an informational text?
Answer: The author’s main reason for writing the text. It's why the author chose to write about this topic.
Flashcard 9: What is the best place to look first for the author’s main purpose in an informational text?
Answer: The title and the first paragraph. These parts usually state what the whole text will be about.
Flashcard 10: Which question best helps you identify the author’s main purpose?
Answer: What does the author want me to learn from this text. This focuses on the author's teaching goal for readers.
Flashcard 11: Which clue best shows the author’s purpose is to describe something?
Answer: Many details about parts, traits, or appearance. Lots of details help readers visualize and understand characteristics.
Flashcard 12: Identify the main purpose: "This page lists answers to questions about tornado safety."
Answer: To answer a question. "Lists answers to questions" clearly shows a Q&A purpose.
Flashcard 13: Which option best describes an informational text written to describe something?
Answer: It tells what something is like using details. Describing means painting a picture with specific details.
Flashcard 14: Which option best describes an informational text written to explain something?
Answer: It tells how or why something happens. Explaining means showing causes, processes, or reasons.
Flashcard 15: Which option best describes an informational text written to answer a question?
Answer: It gives facts to respond to a specific question. Authors answer questions by providing relevant facts.
Flashcard 16: What does the term "main purpose" mean in an informational text?
Answer: The author’s main reason for writing the text. It's the central goal or intent behind writing.
Flashcard 17: Which option best states the main purpose of a text called "What Is a Tornado?" with facts and definitions?
Answer: To answer what a tornado is. Question titles signal the text will provide answers.
Flashcard 18: Identify the main purpose: "This book shows what a community looks like, including buildings and workers."
Answer: To describe. "Shows what...looks like" signals description.
Flashcard 19: Choose the best main purpose: A text explains why some rocks float and uses cause-and-effect words.
Answer: To explain why some rocks float. Cause-and-effect words signal explanation of reasons.
Flashcard 20: Identify the main purpose: "The author uses many details to show what the desert is like."
Answer: To describe. Many details create a vivid picture for readers.
Flashcard 21: Which option is the main purpose statement for a text listing parts of a frog and what each does?
Answer: To explain what the parts are and what they do. Listing parts and functions explains structure.
Flashcard 22: Identify the main purpose: "First, mix the soil. Next, plant the seed. Then, water it."
Answer: To explain (how to do something). Step-by-step instructions show how to do something.
Flashcard 23: Identify the main purpose: "A polar bear has thick fur, sharp claws, and a long snout."
Answer: To describe. Physical features paint a picture of the bear.
Flashcard 24: Identify the main purpose: "This text answers the question: Why do we need sleep?"
Answer: To answer a question. The text directly states it answers a specific question.
Flashcard 25: Which question best helps you identify an author’s main purpose in an informational text?
Answer: What does the author want me to learn. This focuses on the author's teaching goal.
Flashcard 26: What is the main purpose of an informational text?
Answer: The author’s reason for writing the text. Authors write to inform readers about something specific.
Flashcard 27: Which purpose best matches a text that teaches how something works?
Answer: To explain. Teaching how something works means explaining a process or concept.
Flashcard 28: Which purpose best matches a text that gives facts about a topic’s features?
Answer: To describe. Features and facts paint a picture of what something is like.
Flashcard 29: Which purpose best matches a text that responds to a question like “Why do leaves change color?”
Answer: To answer a question. The text directly responds to the specific question posed.
Flashcard 30: What question should you ask to identify an author’s main purpose?
Answer: What does the author want to answer, explain, or describe. This question helps readers focus on the author's goal.