Understanding Textual Aids

What is the main purpose of textual aids?

• To decorate a text

• To confuse readers

• To help readers understand and organize information

• To replace the whole text

A title in a text mainly helps the reader to:

• Guess the author’s background

• Identify the main idea of the text

• Add pictures to the text

• Count the number of words

What do we call visual tools like diagrams, charts, and tables that help in understanding a text?

• Illustrations

• Non-linear illustrations

• Footnotes

• Paragraphs

Which textual aid shows steps in a process?

• Flowchart

• Venn diagram

• Bar graph

• Table

A Venn diagram is best used when:

• Listing chronological events

• Comparing and contrasting ideas

• Showing cause-and-effect

• Summarizing long stories

When a teacher gives a graphic organizer before reading a story, what is its purpose?

• To distract the reader

• To guide the reader in understanding the text

• To replace the story

• To lengthen the lesson

A table is most useful when:

• Showing numerical data

• Telling jokes

• Summarizing a poem

• Drawing animals

A timeline is best used to show:

• Cause-and-effect

• Events in chronological order

• Similarities and differences

• Author’s opinion

What textual aid helps highlight the central theme of a text?

• Title

• Caption

• Diagram

• Subheading

Which textual aid shows hierarchy or structure from general to specific ideas?

• Outline

• Flowchart

• Table

• Graph