WorksheetsText Features
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started?
a)
a title
b)
captions
c)
the table of contents
d)
the glossary
2.
Which text feature would tell you the major topic or main idea in one chapter of a text?
a)
the title
b)
the caption
c)
the glossary
d)
the table of contents
3.
Juan is writing a report on Italian food. He finds a book titled "Foods of the World." He opens to Chapter 2 on page 12 and reads the word "Spain" in large letters. Further down on the page, he reads the word "Northern Spain" in smaller letters. Page 12 of Juan's book________.
a)
had no text features
b)
had a diagram but no other text features
c)
had the table of contents only
d)
had a title and subtitle
4.
Juan decides to skip the chapter about Spain. He turns to Chapter 3 on Italian food. He begins reading. Which of the following is most likely true?
a)
Juan will have to read Chapter 2 later in order to write his report.
b)
Juan is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs.
c)
Juan is reading the book from cover to cover.
d)
Juan is not using text features correctly to help him find the information he needs.
5.
Juan knows that "Italy" will be described on pages 22-30. To figure this out, he probably______.
a)
looked for "Italy" in the glossary
b)
looked for "Italy" in the index
c)
looked for "Italy" on a diagram
d)
saw this information on the cover
6.
If a word is in bold, italics, or underlined, it might be _______.
a)
a less important detail
b)
spelled correctly
c)
information you should skip
d)
a new word to learn
7.
Cynthia doesn't understand what's going on in a picture in her book. What can she do?
a)
look in the table of contents
b)
look for a graph
c)
read the caption
d)
stare at it for three minutes
8.
In the book she's reading, Jenny sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. This is a ________.
a)
diagram
b)
table
c)
caption
d)
vocabulary word
9.
Nonfiction books never contain text features?
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A graph or chart_________.
a)
explains a photograph
b)
provides additional description in words
c)
displays and organizes facts and numbers
d)
shows you all the photographs a book contains
11.
In which chapter would you find the paragraph and map on the right?
a)
"Historic Hailstorms"
b)
"The Cost of Hailstorms"
c)
"Hail Alley"
d)
"Hailstorms Around the World"
12.
Which of these cities has the most hail?
a)
Cheyenne, Wyoming
b)
Evanston, Wyoming
c)
Casper, Wyoming
d)
Jackson, Wyoming
13.
How would someone most likely use the map?
a)
to find cities where hail damage occurs most often
b)
to travel from Cheyenne to Casper
c)
to learn more about Wyoming cities
d)
to predict hail in the weekly weather
14.
Which topic are you likely to find on page 16?
a)
a biography of Christian Dior
b)
a discussion of major fashion trends
c)
a detailed look at hair in fashion
d)
a description of cotton clothing
15.
On which page would you find the passage about Coco Chanel?
a)
page 16
b)
page 21
c)
page 84
d)
page 87
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