Text Features

What is the purpose of the title of a book or article?

• To describe the pictures

• To tell the reader what the text is about

• To list important words in the text

• To give page numbers for the chapters

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of the following is most likely to be found in a glossary?

• A list of chapters

• Definitions of difficult words

• A table of contents

• Pictures with labels

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What do headings in a book or article help the reader do?

• Find the definitions of words

• Understand the meaning of bolded words

• Know what each section of the text will be about

• Find the table of contents

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the purpose of a diagram or chart in a non-fiction text?

• To show a list of events in order

• To provide extra information in a different format

• To introduce new vocabulary words

• To organize the text into chapters

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

If you are reading an article and come across a word you do not understand, where is the best place to look for its definition?

• In the index

• In the captions of pictures

• In the glossary

• In the table of contents

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why are bullet points or lists used in a text?

• To provide extra pictures

• To break up large blocks of text and organize important ideas

• To show the main title

• To explain a word’s definition

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What does an index in a book help you do?

• Find the main topics and where they are located in the book

• Understand the chapter titles

• See the pictures and diagrams

• List words in alphabetical order with their definitions

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5