Using Text and Graphic Features

What is the text feature indicated with the red box and arrow?

• Heading

• Caption

• Sidebar

• Graphic

What is the author's purpose for the text feature inside the red box?

• To show the main idea of the first paragraph.

• To provide info not found in the text

• To show the main idea of the article.

•   To establish where an event happens and how far away.

What text feature is shown in the red box?

• Numbered List

• Bulleted list

• Graphic

• Caption

What purpose would this have in an article about tourism in Antarctica?

• It helps readers visualize the changes in tourist numbers from 1992 until 2008

• It helps tourists decide when to visit Antarctica

• It gives reasons not to visit Antarctica in the winter.

• It informs the reader of reasons to visit Antarctica.

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 

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

What text features is used when the word "saliva" appears in bold print?

• caption

• font changes

• heading

• sidebar

Why did the author choose to put “saliva” in bold text?

• To make the paragraph attractive and easy to read.

• Draw the reader’s attention to an important word

• Point out the main idea of the paragraph or section.

• Help the reader visualize the information.

This graph is an example of what text feature?

• Sidebar

• White Space

• Graphic

• Column

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