How does informational text differ from literary text?

• A. Informational text presents facts and explanations; literary text presents stories, themes, or arguments.
• B. Informational text uses diagrams to explain ideas.
• C. Informational text is always fiction.
• D. Informational text never includes opinions.

Answer: (B)

The main idea tested is how informational text differs in purpose and content from literary text. Informational text is designed to present facts and explanations about real topics, helping readers learn or understand something specific. Literary text centers on storytelling, exploring themes, developing characters, and sometimes presenting arguments through narrative.

The best-match idea is that informational text presents facts and explanations, while literary text presents stories, themes, or arguments. Diagrams can help explain ideas in informational writing, but they aren’t required or universal, and some informational pieces rely mainly on text. Other statements aren’t accurate: informational text isn’t always fiction, and it can include opinions when presenting arguments or analyses.