Text Features

I am looking at a science textbook and my teacher tells me to find the chapter about space. What text feature would I use to quickly find the chapter page number?

• Map

• Table of Contents- at the front of the book

• Index - at the back of the book

• Glossary - at the back of the book

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

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TEKS.ELA.7.5C

If I am reading a book about bears, but I need to quickly find the page that tells me what they eat, what text feature would I use?

• Illustration

• Caption

• Timeline

• Index

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

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TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

If you were writing about flowers and wanted to show the reader every part of the flower stem and leaves, what text feature would be the best to use?

• Diagram

• Bold Print

• Caption

• Italic words

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

If you were writing about the candy eaten the most for Halloween, what text feature would be easiest for the reader to use?

• Photo

• Graph

• Timeline

• Subheading

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

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TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

If you wanted to show the events of someone's life in order, what would be the best text feature to use?

• Heading

• Subheading

• Timeline

• Diagram

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

A drawing that shows an area of Earth is a ___

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TEKS.ELA.3.10C

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TEKS.ELA.7.9C

A real camera picture of something is a _____

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TEKS.ELA.6.6B

TEKS.ELA.7.6B

TEKS.ELA.8.6B

TEKS.ELA.H.5A

TEKS.ELA.VM.2C

Words beneath or next to an illustration or photo to explain what it is about is a _______

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

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TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

When trying to understand the meaning of a scientific word, which text feature would be most helpful?

• Illustration

• Timeline

• Glossary - at the back of the book

• Index

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

For a book on world geography, which text feature would best help a reader understand the location of a country?

• Table of Contents

• Map

• Index

• Glossary

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TEKS.ELA.3.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C