Read Grade-Level Informational Texts - 3rd Grade Reading
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What should you do when a text is difficult but you must read it independently?
What should you do when a text is difficult but you must read it independently?
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Slow down, reread, and use text features to help. Strategic reading techniques overcome challenging texts.
Slow down, reread, and use text features to help. Strategic reading techniques overcome challenging texts.
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What is a diagram in an informational text?
What is a diagram in an informational text?
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A labeled drawing that shows parts or how something works. Visual aid that breaks down complex information.
A labeled drawing that shows parts or how something works. Visual aid that breaks down complex information.
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What is the purpose of rereading a confusing sentence in a science or technical text?
What is the purpose of rereading a confusing sentence in a science or technical text?
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To improve understanding of the meaning. Multiple readings help clarify complex information.
To improve understanding of the meaning. Multiple readings help clarify complex information.
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Which option is a supporting detail: a big point or a specific fact that explains the big point?
Which option is a supporting detail: a big point or a specific fact that explains the big point?
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A specific fact that explains the big point. Details are smaller pieces that support bigger ideas.
A specific fact that explains the big point. Details are smaller pieces that support bigger ideas.
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Identify what supporting details do in an informational text.
Identify what supporting details do in an informational text.
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They explain, prove, or support the main idea. These facts and examples make the main idea clear.
They explain, prove, or support the main idea. These facts and examples make the main idea clear.
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What is the main idea of an informational paragraph?
What is the main idea of an informational paragraph?
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The most important point the author makes about the topic. Summarizes what the paragraph teaches about the topic.
The most important point the author makes about the topic. Summarizes what the paragraph teaches about the topic.
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What is a topic of an informational text?
What is a topic of an informational text?
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The subject the text is mostly about. The central focus that everything else relates to.
The subject the text is mostly about. The central focus that everything else relates to.
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Which option is the best way to check a hard word after using context clues: glossary or guessing?
Which option is the best way to check a hard word after using context clues: glossary or guessing?
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Glossary. Provides exact definitions unlike guessing.
Glossary. Provides exact definitions unlike guessing.
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What should you do first when you see an unfamiliar word in an informational text?
What should you do first when you see an unfamiliar word in an informational text?
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Use context clues from nearby words and sentences. Surrounding words often hint at the meaning.
Use context clues from nearby words and sentences. Surrounding words often hint at the meaning.
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Which text feature lists topics in ABC order with page numbers?
Which text feature lists topics in ABC order with page numbers?
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Index. Alphabetical organization helps find specific topics fast.
Index. Alphabetical organization helps find specific topics fast.
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Which text feature lists topics and page numbers to help you locate information quickly?
Which text feature lists topics and page numbers to help you locate information quickly?
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Table of contents. Shows the book's organization at the beginning.
Table of contents. Shows the book's organization at the beginning.
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Which text feature helps you find the meaning of important words in a nonfiction book?
Which text feature helps you find the meaning of important words in a nonfiction book?
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Glossary. Like a mini-dictionary for the book's special terms.
Glossary. Like a mini-dictionary for the book's special terms.
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Which option is the best summary: includes only key points or includes every small detail?
Which option is the best summary: includes only key points or includes every small detail?
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Includes only key points. Effective summaries focus on essential information.
Includes only key points. Effective summaries focus on essential information.
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Identify the best way to show you understood a section of nonfiction after reading it.
Identify the best way to show you understood a section of nonfiction after reading it.
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Summarize the main idea and key details in your own words. Restating shows true comprehension of content.
Summarize the main idea and key details in your own words. Restating shows true comprehension of content.
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What should you do to follow a technical procedure accurately while reading?
What should you do to follow a technical procedure accurately while reading?
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Read steps in order and do not skip any step. Sequential order ensures successful completion.
Read steps in order and do not skip any step. Sequential order ensures successful completion.
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