Interpreting Text Features

Why is it important to connect text features to the main idea?

• It confuses the reader and makes the text harder to understand.

• It adds unnecessary details and distracts from the main idea.

• It limits creativity and imagination in interpreting the text.

• It provides context and relevance, enhancing comprehension and critical thinking skills.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which text feature would be most helpful in determining the main idea of a passage?

• Page number

• Heading or title

• Text color

• Font size

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Give an example of how text features can lead you to the main idea.

• Text features have no impact on identifying the main idea

• Headings in a text can often summarize the main idea of that section.

• The font size of the text determines the main idea

• The color of the text is the main idea

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

In what way do illustrations contribute to identifying the main idea of a passage?

• Illustrations distract the reader from the textual content, making it harder to identify the main idea.

• Illustrations provide a visual representation of key themes or concepts, supporting the text in conveying the main idea more effectively.

• Illustrations are only used for aesthetic purposes and do not relate to the main idea.

• Illustrations detail every aspect of the passage, overshadowing the main idea.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

How can I analyze information from a science text and track the development of the central idea through the use of text structure and text features?

• By using the text given we can conclude the context clues to make a educated guess

• By taking changing my school clothes to play clothes, I can go out with my friends

• By Understanding the type of structure and supporting details given, we can determine the main idea

• By first getting a bowl and you get the cereal and milk then pour the cereal in the bowl shortly the milk and enjoy

What text feature is this a picture of?

• a graph

• a timeline

• a sidebar

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What would we call the section in the red rectangle?

• sidebar

• heading

• caption

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why are there words all around the illustration of a microscope?

• to give a definition of the parts

• to show that there are many parts

• to label the parts

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What are the bold words under the picture?

• a caption

• a heading

• a title

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Where would you look in a non-fiction, expository text on World War II, to find when an important battle occurred?

• sidebar or heading

• text or timeline

• any or all of these places

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2