2nd Grade Text Features

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What is a caption?

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A caption is a text feature that gives information about pictures and illustrations.

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What is the purpose of a caption?

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To give information about the pictures and illustrations.

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What is a glossary?

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A glossary is a list of important words and their meanings, usually found at the end of a book.

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What is the purpose of a glossary?

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To tell us what important words in the text mean.

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What are subheadings?

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Subheadings are titles that help organize sections of text and indicate what the section is about.

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What is the purpose of subheadings?

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To help readers understand the main idea of each section of text.

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What is bold print?

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Bold print is text that is darker and thicker than regular text.

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What is the purpose of bold print words?

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To highlight important words that can usually be found in the glossary.

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What is an index?

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An index is an alphabetical list of topics and where to find them in a book.

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What is the purpose of an index?

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To help us find the page that contains the information we need fast.