Informational Text Features

Text features organize writing and help the reader with understanding the topic.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What text feature informs the reader about the overall topic of an article?

• Headline / Title

• Byline

• Caption

• Subheading

What text feature helps the reader identify the main idea for a section of a longer article?

• Submarine

• Substitute

• Subtitle

• Subheading

What do you call a type of information that shows what things look like, how they work or change?

• Letter

• Visual

• Headline

• Byline

A short descriptive text next to an image (photo) is a ...

• Subheading

• Caption

• Key term

• Paragraph

Where would you find definitions of key terms used in the text?

• Infographic

• Caption

• Graph

• Glossary

A web address directing you to another webpage is known as a:

• Joke

• Fake

• Hyperlink / Link

• Prank

The text under the headline showing the author of an article is a:

• Byline

• Title

• Caption

• Glossary

A visual representation of data that shows complex information quickly and clearly:

• Byline

• Infographic

• Link

• Headline

Informational text is ...

• a text giving facts about a specific topic

• a fiction story

• a travel guide

• a concert program