Text Features

Where would you find a caption?

• Close to a picture
• At the top of a section
• On the table of contents
• In the glossary

What is the difference between a illustration and picture?

•  A picture is taken with a camera
• An illustration is drawn
• An illustration is drawn and a picture is taken with a real camera
• There is no difference 

Cynthia doesn't understand what's going on in a picture in her book. What can she do?

• look in the table of contents
• look for a graph
• read the caption
• stare at it for three minutes

What text feature is added to help provide more information about photographs, illustrations, or diagrams?

• Illustrations
• subheadings
• special print
• labels

What are the words that are more darkened called?

• italics
• compares
• apples
• Bold Print

What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions
• Index
• Glossary
• None of the above

What graphic feature is shown in this example?

• photograph
• table
• map
• diagram

How does a caption help a reader understand an informational text?

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

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

• it provides the meaning of a word

• It summarizes the overall meaning of the text

Why would a reader use a glossary when reading an informational text?

• To find a specific topic

• To find the meaning of a bold or highlighted work from the text

• to find out more information about the topic

• to locate information to see how it is organized

Visual representation of facts and details

• headings/subheadings

• title

• timeline

• tables and graphs