Text Features and Their Functions

Which text feature tells you the topic of a section?

• Caption

• Heading

• Bold Word

• Glossary

Answer explanation

Headings tell you about the main idea of a section of the text.

Where would you find the meaning of a bold word?

• Table of Contents

• Index

• Glossary

• Caption

Answer explanation

A glossary contains the definitions of all key words and vocabulary.

Which text feature helps explain information visually?

• Diagram

• Subheading

• Heading

• Table of Contents

Answer explanation

Diagrams give a visual representation of things to make it easier to understand.

True or False: The Table of Contents is found at the end of a book.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Table of Contents will always be at the beginning of a book.

True or False: A caption tells you what a picture or diagram is about.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Captions give a brief explanation to what a picture or diagram is showing.

True or False: Bold words show unimportant words in a text.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Bold words show words that are important in a text.

You are reading about how plants grow. You see a picture with labeled parts of a flower. What text feature is this?

• Bold Words

• Diagram

• Caption

• Glossary

Answer explanation

Diagrams explain how things work or parts of a picture.

You forgot what the word "habitat" means. Where should you look to find the definition?

• The caption under the picture

• A subheading

• The glossary

• The Table of Contents

Answer explanation

The glossary will tell you the definition of any vocabulary word.