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CAASPP Informational Text Flashcards

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  1. What does it mean to 'trace and evaluate an argument' in an informational text on the CAASPP?

    Answer: Follow the author's claims and assess whether evidence logically supports them

    Tracing and evaluating arguments requires following the logical progression of claims and assessing the quality and relevance of supporting evidence.

  2. In informational text, what is the difference between explicit information and inferred information?

    Answer: Explicit is directly stated; inferred is concluded from clues in the text

    Explicit information is stated directly, while inferred information requires the reader to draw conclusions from textual evidence.

  3. A CAASPP question asks students to identify how an author uses evidence to support a claim. What should students look for?

    Answer: Facts, statistics, examples, or expert opinions that back up the author's claim

    Supporting evidence includes facts, statistics, examples, and expert opinions that validate the author's central claim.

  4. What is 'domain-specific vocabulary' in informational text, as assessed by California's ELA standards?

    Answer: Specialized terms related to a particular field or subject area

    Domain-specific vocabulary consists of technical or specialized terms used in a specific field, and understanding them is key to comprehending informational texts.

  5. If a student reads an informational text and the author includes a graph, what should the student do?

    Answer: Integrate information from the graph with the written text to build full understanding

    Integrating visual data like graphs with written content deepens comprehension and is explicitly tested in California's informational reading standards.

  6. Which of the following is an example of a primary source document that students might analyze in a CAASPP informational text task?

    Answer: A letter written by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War

    Primary sources are original documents created at the time of the event, such as letters, speeches, and diaries, and are a key focus of California's history/ELA standards.