Text Features Worksheets

Where would you find a caption?

• Close to a picture

• At the top of a section

• On the table of contents

• In the glossary

What text feature is added to help provide more information about photographs, illustrations, or diagrams?

• Illustrations

• subheadings

• special print

• labels

What are the words that are more darkened called?

• italics

• compares

• apples

• Bold Print

Help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text, describes an illustration

• heading

• subtitle

• caption

• title

Tells the reader the topic of the text, helps the reader by letting them know what they are about to read.

• captions

• heading/subheadings

• title

• graphs

help the reader to locate information in the text, printed in large or bold print to make them stand out.

• headings/subheadings

• captions

• titles

• index

How does a caption help a reader understand an informational text?

• It explains a photograph or illustration and gives information that may not be in the text

• It provides the reader with an image to show a visual representation of the text

• it provides the meaning of a word

• It summarizes the overall meaning of the text

helps you figure out the pronunciation of a word, key words are defined, generally found in the back of the book.

• index

• table of contents

• timelines

• glossary

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

• To provide definitions of key terms

• To list the chapters and their page numbers

• To summarize the book's content

• To give information about the author

Which text feature helps readers understand the meaning of a word?

• Index

• Glossary

• Table of contents

• Caption