Text Features W.20

Timelines must be in _____________ order

• newest to oldest
• guess
• no
• chronological

What was released in 2006?

• Office 2003
• BluRay Players
• Xbox 360

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. It tells you what you see in the picture.

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of contents

• Caption

This is an example of a ___________?

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

The word compass is an example of what?

• Bold Text
• Glossary
• Heading
• Caption

The purpose of graphics (such as graphs, tables, pictures, or maps) is to

• Help the reader visualize important information

• Describe what is found in a photo or illustration

• Separate text into sections based on main ideas

• Show information that occurs in a certain order

The text feature found below the snake photograph is called a(an)

• font change

• white space

• caption

• sidebar

The purpose of the text feature below the photo is

• To show the main idea of the article to the reader.

• To convince the reader that snakes are dangerous

• To provide an explanation of the photo

• To inform the reader about the history of snakes.

What purpose would this have in an article about tourism in Antarctica?

• It helps readers visualize the changes in tourist numbers from 1992 until 2008.

• It helps tourists decide when to visit Antarctica.

• It gives reasons not to visit Antarctica in the winter.

• It informs the reader of reasons to visit Antarctica.

True or False: Nonfiction books never contain text features.

• True

• False