Text Features Practice

What is the difference between a illustration and picture?

•  A picture is taken with a camera
• An illustration is drawn
• An illustration is drawn and a picture is taken with a real camera
• There is no difference 

Why did the author choose to put "saliva" in bold print?

• 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.

____________ help the readers make sense of what they are reading.

• Text features

• Plagiarism

• Text citations

• Vocabulary

This is an example of a _______________.

• title page
• index
• glossary
• table of contents

A glossary is most similar to a/an:

• website

• journal

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

A graph or chart:

• displays and organizes facts and numbers

• explains a photograph

• provides an additional description in words

Amy doesn't understand what is going on in a picture in her article. What can she do?

• look at the table of contents

• stare at it for at least three minutes

• read the caption

What is this an example of?

• Diagram

• Caption

• Illustration

• Title

What text feature is used in the red boxes?

• Sidebar

• column

• subheading

• text box

What is the purpose of a sidebar?

• To explain a photograph.

• To tell you the name of the text.

• To give the reader more information that is not in the text?

• To name parts of a picture.