What describes retelling details from informational texts?

• A. Retells details from informational texts.
• B. Tells only a made-up story.
• C. Recites a poem from memory.
• D. Describes pictures.

Answer: (A)

Retelling details from informational texts means restating the factual content you read in a non-fiction passage in your own words, keeping the order and focusing on the key details. It shows you understood the material by accurately conveying the main ideas and specifics, such as steps, processes, dates, names, and facts. For example, after reading a short article about the water cycle, you would explain how evaporation turns water into vapor, condensation forms clouds, precipitation returns water to Earth, and collection gathers it in bodies of water. The other options describe making up a story, reciting poetry, or describing pictures, which don’t demonstrate understanding of the text’s factual content.