Text Features

Text Features

Step 1 - Comp. book setup

Step 2 - Definitions and Examples

Step 3: Show what you know

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Heading

• Table of Contents

• Glossary

• Caption

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What text feature is this?

• Labels

• Subheading

• Map

• Photograph

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Table of Contents

• Graph

• Subheading

• Diagram

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Caption

• Glossary

• Diagram

• Map

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Labels

• Heading

• Illustration

• Subheading

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Illustration

• Timeline

• Caption

• Index

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Subheading

• Table of Contents

• Glossary

• Bold Print

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Index

• Heading

• Labels

• Subheading

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Labels

• Glossary

• Index

• Bold Print

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This feature explains what is in the illustration/photograph.

•   Glossary
• Index
• Table of contents
• Caption

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You can find this feature at the beginning of sections in a passage- help the reader know what different sections of the text are about

• subtitles & headings
• labels
• special print
• Illustrations

Multiple Choice

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

• Illustrations
• Captions
• Glossary
• Chart

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What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions
• Index
• Glossary
• None of the above

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This feature is found at the top of a paragraph or group of paragraphs explains what the paragraph is about?

• Table of contents
• Diagram
• Index
• subheading

Multiple Choice

What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions
• Index
• Glossary
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

True/False: We should ALWAYS look at the text features.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between an index and a glossary?

• There is no difference
• A glossary shows what page a word can be found on. The index tells the definition of the word.
• The glossary shows a picture with a caption.
• The glossary shows the meaning of a word and the index shows what page to find a word on. 

Multiple Choice

What text feature is the arrow pointing to?

• heading
• bold words
• caption
• title

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The black line is pointing to which text feature?

• caption
• heading
• subheading
• diagram

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The black line is pointing to which text feature?

• caption

• heading

• subheading

• diagram

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What type of books can you find these text features in?

• Fiction
• Non-fiction

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Nonfiction or informational texts:

• give true information about a topic

• entertain using narrative story elements

• tell about an experience using rhythmic language

Multiple Choice

A glossary is most similar to a/an:

• website

• journal

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

Multiple Choice

Nonfiction articles never contain text features.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Amy doesn't understand what is going on in a picture in her article. What can she do?

• look at the table of contents

• stare at it for at least three minutes

• read the caption

Multiple Choice

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

• a heading

• the table of contents

• captions

• the glossary

Multiple Choice

What is the title of the article?

• The dangers of over-scheduling our kids
• Alarming symptoms
• Stress isn't just for adults anymore
• Stress management