Text Features and Graphics

6.The purpose of the text feature below the photo is

• A)To show the main idea of the article to the reader.

• B)To convince the reader that snakes are dangerous

• C)To provide an explanation of the photo

• D)To inform the reader about the history of snakes.

What text feature is used in the red boxes?

• Sidebar

• Diagram

• Glossary

• Subheading

What is the purpose of these subheadings?

• To help the reader understand the author’s opinion

• To help the reader visualize the information

• To help the reader find the main ideas in each section

• To help the reader place events in order

The author uses this text feature to show

• How a cell phone can get wet.

• How to remove a SIM card from your phone

• The dangers of swimming with your phone

• The proper steps in saving your cell phone when wet.

This article is about the increase in students using the internet. What is the purpose of the text feature in the yellow box?

• To show the number of teens using the internet

• To persuade the reader to use the internet

• To add color and make the article pretty

• To persuade the reader to make a Facebook page

What text feature is used on the list to the left?

• Numbered List

• Chart

• Caption

• Bulleted List

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

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

• b.It helps tourists decide when to visit Antarctica

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

• d.It informs the reader of reasons to visit Antarctica.

What text feature is used to provide information about tourists in Antarctica?

• A) Timeline

• B) Diagram

• C) Line graph

• D) photograph

What is the purpose of text features?

• Provides factual information

• Includes evidence to support ideas

• Contains text features 

• Includes many forms such as news article and essays

• All of the above.

  All answers apply.

16.What does this bulleted list tell you about the items on the list?

• A)They are in a specific order that must be followed.

• B)They are items that are not very important.

• C)They are not in any particular order.

• D)They are items that can only be bought at one specific store.