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Flashcard 1: Which kind of information most often elaborates an idea after it is introduced?
Answer: Additional explanation such as reasons, steps, comparisons, or consequences. Authors develop ideas by expanding beyond initial statements.
Flashcard 2: What does it mean to analyze how an idea is introduced in an informational text?
Answer: Identify the first presentation of the idea and the context around it. Look for where and how the author first brings up the concept.
Flashcard 3: What does it mean to analyze how an idea is illustrated in an informational text?
Answer: Identify examples, facts, details, or anecdotes that make the idea clearer. Authors use concrete support to help readers understand abstract concepts.
Flashcard 4: What does it mean to analyze how an idea is elaborated in an informational text?
Answer: Identify added explanations, causes, effects, or deeper details that develop the idea. Authors expand on ideas by providing additional layers of information.
Flashcard 5: What is the difference between an example and an anecdote in informational text?
Answer: Example: specific instance; Anecdote: short story used to explain a point. Examples are general instances; anecdotes are narrative illustrations.
Flashcard 6: Which text feature most often signals where an individual or idea is first introduced?
Answer: The first mention, often in the title, heading, or opening paragraph. Authors typically introduce key concepts early to establish focus.
Flashcard 7: Which type of detail most strongly illustrates a claim in informational text?
Answer: Concrete evidence such as facts, statistics, examples, or quotations. Specific, verifiable details provide the strongest support for claims.
Flashcard 8: What should you track to analyze how a key individual is developed across a text?
Answer: Roles, actions, motivations, and how the author adds details over time. Character development includes both actions and author's added details.
Flashcard 9: What should you track to analyze how a key event is developed across a text?
Answer: What happened, causes, effects, timeline details, and added context. Event analysis requires examining multiple aspects and connections.
Flashcard 10: Identify the role of this sentence in a paragraph: "In 2010, the river flooded three times."
Answer: Illustration (a specific factual example). Specific data serves as concrete evidence supporting broader claims.
Flashcard 11: Which option best describes an author move that introduces a key individual?
Answer: Naming the person and giving basic background information. Introduction establishes identity and relevant context.
Flashcard 12: Identify what you should cite to show elaboration, not just illustration, in your analysis.
Answer: Sentences that add explanation, reasoning, or deeper context beyond examples. Elaboration goes beyond examples to provide analysis and connections.
Flashcard 13: Which option best shows an idea is being introduced: a new term is defined or a statistic is repeated?
Answer: A new term is defined. Definitions introduce new concepts to readers.
Flashcard 14: Which text feature most directly signals how an idea is introduced at the start of a section?
Answer: A topic sentence (or section opening statement). Topic sentences introduce main ideas at section starts.
Flashcard 15: What is the difference between an example and an anecdote as supporting details?
Answer: Example explains; anecdote is a brief story that supports the point. Examples demonstrate; anecdotes tell stories.
Flashcard 16: What does it mean to analyze how a key individual, event, or idea is illustrated in a text?
Answer: Explain how the text clarifies it using details such as examples or anecdotes. Illustration means showing through concrete examples or stories.
Flashcard 17: What does it mean to analyze how a key individual, event, or idea is elaborated in a text?
Answer: Show how the text develops it further with added information and details. Elaboration means expanding with more details and depth.
Flashcard 18: What does it mean to analyze how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced in an informational text?
Answer: Identify the first presentation of the topic and its initial context. Introduction means the first mention and setup of the topic.
Flashcard 19: Which transition word most strongly signals the author is adding more elaboration?
Answer: Furthermore. This transition adds additional supporting information.
Flashcard 20: Which transition word most strongly signals that the author is giving an example?
Answer: For example. This phrase directly introduces specific instances.
Flashcard 21: What is the most accurate meaning of the word "elaboration" in reading analysis?
Answer: Adding details that expand, clarify, or deepen an idea. Elaboration means building upon with more information.
Flashcard 22: Which option best describes a key individual in an informational text?
Answer: A person whose actions, role, or impact the text explains in detail. Key individuals are people whose significance is explored.
Flashcard 23: Which option best describes a key event in an informational text?
Answer: An important occurrence the text explains, often with causes and effects. Key events are significant happenings analyzed in depth.
Flashcard 24: Which option best shows an anecdote: "A researcher once spilled a sample" or "The sample was 20 mL"?
Answer: "A researcher once spilled a sample.". Personal stories are anecdotes; data is factual.
Flashcard 25: Which question best checks how an author develops an idea over the whole text?
Answer: How does the author add details from beginning to end to deepen the idea. This tracks progressive development throughout.
Flashcard 26: Which signal phrase most strongly indicates elaboration through explanation rather than an example?
Answer: This means. This phrase signals clarification rather than exemplification.
Flashcard 27: Identify the role of this sentence: “For instance, one town cut waste by 30% in a year.”
Answer: Illustration (example supporting an idea). The specific data demonstrates the general claim about waste reduction.
Flashcard 28: Identify the role of this sentence: “At first, scientists believed the disease was harmless.”
Answer: Introduction (initial presentation of an idea or situation). "At first" signals the initial state before development.
Flashcard 29: Identify the role of this sentence: “As a result, the policy was expanded to include all students.”
Answer: Elaboration (adds consequences and extends the idea). "As a result" shows effects, expanding the original idea.
Flashcard 30: Which sentence best functions as an introduction of a key individual in a biography-style article?
Answer: “Dr. Lina Perez was the first engineer to lead the project.”. Names the person and their role, establishing their importance.