Text and Graphic Features in Informational Text

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This is a ________________. Options: caption, diagram, map, label

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map

Front

What graphic feature is shown in this example? Options: photograph, table, map, diagram

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diagram

Front

Cynthia doesn't understand what's going on in a picture in her book. What can she do? Options: look in the table of contents, look for a graph, read the caption, stare at it for three minutes.

Back

read the caption

Front

In the book she's reading, Jenny sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. This is a ________.

Back

diagram

Front

Found under pictures, diagrams, charts or photographs to help the reader better understand the picture or diagram.

Back

Captions

Front

Found at the beginning of sections in a passage - help the reader know what different sections of the text are about.

Back

headings

Front

What is the purpose of these headings? Options: To help the reader understand the author’s opinion, To help the reader visualize the information, To help the reader find the main ideas in each section, To help the reader place events in order

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To help the reader find the main ideas in each section

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Example of a timeline: , , ,

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Front

What is the function of a timeline?

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To help readers understand the time it took for something to happen

Front

This is an example of a ___________?

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Chart/Graph