Informational Text Features

Juan is writing a report on Italian food. He finds a book titled "Foods of the World." He opens to Chapter 2 on page 12 and reads the word "Spain" in large letters. Further down on the page, he reads the word "Northern Spain" in smaller letters. Page 12 of Juan's book:

• had the table of contents only

• had a heading and subheading

• had only a diagram

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Amy doesn't understand what is going on in a picture in her article. What can she do?

• look at the table of contents

• stare at it for at least three minutes

• read the caption

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Nonfiction articles never contain text features.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A graph or chart:

• displays and organizes facts and numbers

• explains a photograph

• provides an additional description in words

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What is the purpose of the table of contents?

• To give the reader a visual to go along with the information provided in the text.

• To show the reader where to find specific chapters and/or sections of the text.

• To provide definitions of key words that can be found throughout the text.

• To give the reader more information about a picture shown in the text.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which text feature tells the names of the chapters and on which page each chapter can be found, and is found at the beginning of a text?

• title page

• table

• table of contents

• index

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Expository text is a fancy name for....

• Informational text

• A literary story

• Fictional text

• A narrative

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A glossary is....

• A text feature in the middle of the book that gives you information

• A text feature in the back of the book that includes definitions

• A text feature in the front of the book that tells you where to find content

• A text feature in the back of the book that tells you where to find information on a particular topic

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is this text feature?

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is this text feature?

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5