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Flashcard 1: What is the main purpose of using both illustrations and the words in an informational text?
Answer: To understand the text more clearly by combining both sources. Illustrations provide visual details that enhance written information.
Flashcard 2: What is the best way to use a caption with a photograph to understand the text?
Answer: Use the caption to identify what the photo shows and why it matters. Captions explain significance and connect visuals to main text.
Flashcard 3: What is a caption in an informational text?
Answer: A short text that explains a picture, photo, map, or diagram. Captions provide context for visual elements.
Flashcard 4: What should you do first when an illustration and the text both give information about the same topic?
Answer: Compare them to see how they match and add details. Comparing helps identify connections and complementary information.
Flashcard 5: Which text feature is most likely to show where an event happens: a map, a timeline, or a glossary?
Answer: A map. Maps show locations and geographical information.
Flashcard 6: Which text feature is most likely to show when events happen: a timeline, a map, or a caption?
Answer: A timeline. Timelines display chronological order of events.
Flashcard 7: What does a photograph in an informational text usually provide best?
Answer: A realistic view that shows what something looks like. Photos capture actual appearance better than drawings.
Flashcard 8: Which illustration type most often shows parts of something: diagram, map, or timeline?
Answer: Diagram. Diagrams break down complex objects into labeled components.
Flashcard 9: Identify what a label on a diagram usually tells you.
Answer: The name of a part or place shown in the picture. Labels identify specific components in illustrations.
Flashcard 10: Which option best answers how something works using a diagram: list parts only or explain the process using labeled parts?
Answer: Explain the process using the labeled parts. Understanding function requires connecting parts to process.
Flashcard 11: Identify the strongest evidence for when an event happened: a timeline date or a photo that shows a building?
Answer: A timeline date. Timelines provide precise temporal evidence.
Flashcard 12: Which choice best uses a map to explain a trip: name places only or use the map to tell the route and location?
Answer: Use the map to tell the route and location. Maps provide spatial context beyond just naming locations.
Flashcard 13: Which option best shows understanding of both text and photo: describe only the photo or connect the photo to the text idea?
Answer: Connect the photo to the text idea. Understanding requires linking visual and textual information.
Flashcard 14: Identify the best action when a diagram shows steps but the text explains reasons.
Answer: Combine them: use the diagram for steps and the text for reasons. Different sources provide complementary information types.
Flashcard 15: What should you do if the illustration seems to contradict what the text says?
Answer: Reread both and check captions, labels, and context for accuracy. Contradictions require careful review to resolve confusion.
Flashcard 16: What should you do if an illustration gives a detail that the words do not mention?
Answer: Add the illustration detail to your understanding of the text. Illustrations often provide supplementary details not in text.
Flashcard 17: Identify the best source for understanding why something happened: illustration alone or words in the text?
Answer: Words in the text. Text typically explains causes and reasoning better than visuals.
Flashcard 18: Identify the best source to learn how something works: a labeled diagram or a list of chapter titles?
Answer: A labeled diagram. Diagrams show parts and relationships in systems.
Flashcard 19: Which option best shows cause and effect in an informational text: diagram arrows or page numbers?
Answer: Diagram arrows. Arrows indicate relationships and sequences in processes.
Flashcard 20: Identify what a photograph in an informational text most often provides.
Answer: A real-life view of a person, place, object, or event. Photos show actual appearances of subjects discussed.
Flashcard 21: Identify the best evidence for “why the animal migrated” if the text states a reason and the map shows the route.
Answer: The reason stated in the text. Text provides causal explanations; maps show only location.
Flashcard 22: Identify the strongest evidence for “how it is made” in a text with images: a process diagram or a map?
Answer: A process diagram. Process diagrams show step-by-step procedures.
Flashcard 23: Which option is the best way to use a chart with the text: ignore it or compare its facts to the words?
Answer: Compare its facts to the words in the text. Comparing ensures consistency between data sources.
Flashcard 24: Which option best combines sources: “The text says it rained” or “The text and photo show rain clouds”?
Answer: The text and photo show rain clouds. Combining sources provides stronger evidence than text alone.
Flashcard 25: Identify the best strategy to answer a “where did it happen?” question using a map and text.
Answer: Match place names in the text to locations on the map. Connecting text locations to map positions answers "where."
Flashcard 26: Identify the best strategy to answer a “when did it happen?” question using a timeline and text.
Answer: Find the date on the timeline and connect it to the event in text. Timeline dates paired with text events answer "when."
Flashcard 27: What does a compass rose on a map help you identify?
Answer: Directions such as north, south, east, and west. Compass roses show cardinal directions for orientation.
Flashcard 28: What is the main purpose of using illustrations along with the text in an information book?
Answer: To understand details the words alone may not show clearly. Illustrations provide visual information that enhances written content.
Flashcard 29: What is a map key (legend) used for on a map in a text?
Answer: To explain what symbols and colors on the map mean. Map keys decode visual elements for reader understanding.
Flashcard 30: Which text feature most directly helps you understand where an event happens: map, glossary, or index?
Answer: Map. Maps show geographic locations of events or places.