Text Features and Their Purposes

What is the purpose of bold print in text?

• Calls attention to new and important words by making the words darker

• Words underneath or next to a picture that gives information about the picture

• Organizes information in a list

• Gives additional information about the topic

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What do authors use bullet points in texts?

• to call attention to new and important words with the use of color.  Can also be used to identify different sections within the text.

• to organize information in a list.

• to tell the reader what that section is about.

• to alphabetize words from the text that tells what they mean.

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What is the purpose of a caption and where would you find it?

• to give additional information about a text and is found on the side of the page

• to give information about a picture and is usually found underneath the picture

• to call attention to new and important words with the use of color and is found in all areas of a text

• to organize information in a text and is found under headings

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How can the use of colored print be helpful? Select all

• It can give additional information about the topic

• It tells the reader what the text is going to be about

• It calls attention to new and important words with the use of color

• It can be used to identify different sections within the text

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What is a fact box used for in informational text?

• to show the location of places referenced in the text

• to illustrate new and important words

• to chunk the information into smaller pieces

• to give additional information about the topic

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What is a glossary?

• a picture made with a camera that show how things are in real life

• an alphabetized list of words from the text that tells what they mean

• a way to organize information in a list

• a section of the text that gives us additional information

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Why do authors use headings in text?

• to call attention to new words by slanting the print

• to give additional information about the topic

• to tell the reader what each section is about

• to help the reader visualize what they are reading

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A hand drawn picture that gives the reader a visual of what they are reading about is called

• a heading

• an illustration

• a map

• a sidebar

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This type of text feature calls attention to new and important words by slanting the print

• photographs

• italic print

• captions

• bold print

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A picture that shows the location of places referenced in a text is called

• a glossary

• an illustration

• a photograph

• a map

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