Text Features

Front

Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started?

Back

the table of contents

Front

Which text feature would tell you the major topic or main idea in one chapter of a text? Options: the title, the caption, the glossary, the table of contents

Back

the title

Front

What text features did page 12 of Juan's book have?

Back

had a title and subtitle

Front

Juan decides to skip the chapter about Spain and turns to Chapter 3 on Italian food. What is most likely true?

Back

Juan is not using text features correctly to help him find the information he needs.

Front

How did Juan know that "Italy" will be described on pages 22-30? Options: looked for "Italy" in the glossary, looked for "Italy" in the index, looked for "Italy" on a diagram, saw this information on the cover.

Back

looked for "Italy" in the index

Front

If a word is in bold, italics, or underlined, it might be _______. Options: a less important detail, spelled correctly, information you should skip, a new word to learn

Back

a new word to learn

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

Do nonfiction books never contain text features?

Back

False

Front

A graph or chart_________. Options: explains a photograph, provides additional description in words, displays and organizes facts and numbers, shows you all the photographs a book contains

Back

displays and organizes facts and numbers