Text Features Assessment

A reader has a book titled Animals of the World. If the reader wants to look up information on a specific topic, such as the hammerhead shark, they would look in the...

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Headings

The ______ gives the reader an overview of what a book contains by listing the names of each chapter and what page the chapter begins.

• Illustration

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of Contents

Where can I find information about aging cats?

• page 12

• page 88

• page 112

• page 61

What is this type of text feature called?

• Footnote

• Side Bar

• Caption

• Heading

Gives more information about a photograph or illustration

• Caption

• Footnote

• Heading

• Table

Match the text feature and definition:

• A photograph/illustration that has labels to provide a complete representation of a topic.

• diagram

• A short description/information of a photograph or illustration.

• chart/graph

• A visual tool that is used to represent information and data, often times numerical data.

• caption

What is this text feature? (a)  

• heading
• illustration
• map
• caption

What kind of book contains text features? (a)  

• fiction
• nonfiction

What is the purpose of previewing text features?

• I don't need to preview text features.

• To better understand the text.

Match the text feature and definition:

• Found in the back; defines key words

• glossary

• Found in the back; provides page number

• index

• Found throughout text; provides topic

• heading