How are literary vs informational texts distinguished in the exam expectations?

• A. Literary texts emphasize central ideas and evidence; informational emphasize narrative craft and devices
• B. Literary texts focus on narrative craft, themes, and literary devices; informational texts focus on central ideas, evidence, arguments, and text structures
• C. Both focus only on vocabulary
• D. Informational texts focus on characters and plot

Answer: (B)

The main distinction here is how the exam expects you to approach different text types. Literary texts are analyzed for how the author builds a story: narrative craft, themes, and literary devices such as imagery, symbolism, metaphor, and tone. Informational texts are analyzed for how ideas are developed and supported: the central ideas or claims, the evidence and reasoning used to support them, and the way the text is organized through structures like headings, comparisons, cause/effect, or problem/solution.

This alignment is why the correct choice is best: it accurately separates the evaluation criteria—literary analysis focuses on craft and themes, while informational analysis focuses on ideas, evidence, and structure. The other options misstate the emphasis (for example, reducing both to vocabulary, or attributing characters and plot to informational texts), which doesn’t reflect how these texts are treated on the exam.