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Using Text Features

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2. Why did the author choose to put “saliva” in bold text?

a)

To make the paragraph attractive and easy to read.

b)

Draw the reader’s attention to an important word

c)

Point out the main idea of the paragraph or section.

d)

Help the reader visualize the information.

2.

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

3.

What is the primary purpose of using headings in a text?

a)

To make the text look more appealing

b)

To indicate the start of a new topic or section

c)

To provide definitions of difficult words

d)

To summarize the text at the end

4.

How does the image contribute to an understanding of the passage?

a)

By showing what people experience

b)

By showing how hearing is damaged

c)

By showing how to stop noise pollution

d)

By showing an example of loud machinery

5.

What does the reader understand using the passage and the diagram?

a)

Why gas fills a container

b)

where gas goes in the atmosphere

c)

How states of matter are different

d)

What it looks like to compress a gas

6.

If I was going to read about plants that grow in the desert, which might be a heading in the book?

a)

Plants That Grow Underwater

b)

How Plant Survive in the Desert

c)

How to Take Care of Your Plant

d)

How Plants Survive in the Winter

7.

Which text feature would you use to predict where the Lakota Indian lived?

a)

Title

b)

Photo

c)

Map

d)

Caption

8.

A student is taking notes for a research report about teeth. The student found a diagram of a tooth and took notes.

Which note is supported by the diagram?

a)

Tooth decay is a common problem.

b)

Tooth enamel gets thinner with age.

c)

The root of a tooth is below the gum.

d)

The nerves of a tooth provide protection.

9.

A student is taking notes for a research report about sunflowers. The student has found a diagram that illustrates the life cycle of a sunflower.

Read the descriptions. Which description best describe the 6th cycle of the flower according to the diagram?

a)

The plant grows many leaves.

b)

Plants begin as seeds.

c)

Seeds from the flower fall to ground.

d)

The seed begins to grow

e)

The seed pushes its way through soil.

10.

A student is writing a report about the parts of mountain bikes. Read the paragraph headings from a source.

Which paragraphs most likely have information for the report? Choose two answers.

a)

Building a Mountain Bike

b)

Features of a Mountain Bike

c)

Being Safe on a Mountain Bike

d)

Top Two Mountain Bikes of the Year

e)

Choosing the Best Mountain Bike Trails

11.

What do the illustrations show?

a)

the way water moves

b)

the way glaciers move

c)

the way Earth’s crust moves

d)

the way mountains move

12.

Why do you think the author included a map in this section?

a)

To show the reader how to get to North America.

b)

To show the reader where raccoons originated and where they live today.

c)

Just to show where racoons came from.

d)

To let the reader know that racoons live all over the world.