Text Features Flocabulary

Found throughout the passage at the bottom of the text -  Help the reader by citing references or giving additional information about a word in the text.

• index

• footnote

• label

• glossary

Noun: short news story or graphic that elaborates on a detail in the main text and is set apart on the side or bottom

• caption

• Text Features

• sidebar

• illustrate

Helps the readers see where the places in the passage are in relation to geographic regions of the world

• Illustrations

• Glossary

• Index

• Maps

What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions

• Index

• Glossary

• None of the above

What is this text feature called?

• caption

• timeline

• heading

• graph

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 

draws readers attention to important terms or concepts 

• diagram

• bold face print/colored text

• glossar

• title

Which text feature provides a summary of the main points at the end of a chapter?

• A) Index

• B) Glossary

• C) Sidebar

• D) Summary

What is the purpose of a table of contents in a book?

• A) To provide definitions of terms

• B) To list the chapters and their page numbers

• C) To summarize the book

• D) To give background information

Which text feature helps readers understand the sequence of events in a story?

• A) Timeline

• B) Index

• C) Glossary

• D) Caption