Text & Graphic Features

​Text & Graphic Features:

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​Print and graphic features are parts of a text that draw the reader's attention to important information​

Match

Match the following

Titles-Important words on the cover that tell the reader what the text will be about.

Captions-Tell what is happening in a picture

Map-A picture telling you where places are at

Diagram-Illustration with labels of parts

Table of Contents-List of sections in a text

• Titles-Important words on the cover that tell the reader what the text will be about.

• Captions-Tell what is happening in a picture

• Map-A picture telling you where places are at

• Diagram-Illustration with labels of parts

• Table of Contents-List of sections in a text

Multiple Choice

Emilio doesn't understand what's going on in the picture in his book. What can he do?

• look in the table of contents

• look for a graph

• read the caption

• stare at it for three minutes

Multiple Choice

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

• diagram
• table
• caption
• vocabulary word

Multiple Choice

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

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

Multiple Choice

Found at the beginning of sections in a selection- this helps the reader know what different sections of the text are about

• subheadings

• labels

• special print

• Illustrations

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of a timeline?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a timeline?

• To help readers visualize what happened
• To help readers comprehend the time it took for something to happen

• To give you the main idea
• It has no purpose

Multiple Choice

This is an example of a ___________?

• Index
• Table of contents
• Chart/Graph
• Caption

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The word compass is an example of what?

• Bold Text
• Glossary
• Heading
• Caption

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What are diagrams?

• words or phrases that are written in different styles

• an illustration or photo that includes labels

• a list of the contents of a book

Multiple Choice

An informational text might include all of the following EXCEPT....

• True facts

• Text features

• Non-fiction content

• Fiction content

Multiple Choice

Which type of text allows you to learn FACTS about a subject?

• Informational

• Narratives

• Fables

• Stories

Multiple Choice

An author would use the following diagram in order to...

• explain how shark fins look

• explain how dolphin fins look

• compare and contrast a shark fin to a dolphin fin

• show which type of fin is better for cutting the water

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• contrasting how two different types of sharks look

• comparing an adolescent shark to an adult shark

• comparing the size of two different sharks

• illustrating that Great White sharks are the largest type of shark

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• It explains a photograph or illustration and gives information that may not be in the text

• it provides the meaning of a word

• It summarizes the overall meaning of the text

• It provides the reader with an image to show a visual representation of the text

Multiple Choice

How does the placement of the graphics of a human, giraffe, and giant squid impact the reader on the page shown?

• The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed side-by-side to emphasize how short humans are compared to the other two.

• The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed in a way that allows the reader to easily compare their sizes.

• The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed in a way that allows the reader to guess the heights of each.

• The human, giraffe, and giant squid are placed in a way that shows how tall each are.

Multiple Choice

Which graphic best supports the text "Fiery hot lava flows down a Hawaiian mountainside like dark, thick syrup"?

• the photograph of the erupting volcano

• the photograph of the house

• the heading "Volcano!"