Text Features

Question 1

Title or Heading

Answer 1

Identifies the topic of the text

Question 2

Table of Contents

Answer 2

Tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found on

Question 3

Index

Answer 3

Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics

Question 4

Glossary

Answer 4

Tells the definition of some of the words found in the text

Question 5

Subheading

Answer 5

Divides the text into sections and explains what the section is going to be about

Question 6

Photograph (Taken with a camera)

Answer 6

Shows what something looks like

Question 7

Illustration (Drawn by an artist)

Answer 7

Shows what something looks like

Question 8

Label

Answer 8

Tells the name of certain parts of a photograph or illustration

Question 9

Graph

Answer 9

Organizes and helps compare information in a visual way

Question 10

Table

Answer 10

Organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so it is easier to read

Question 11

Map

Answer 11

Shows the place/events are located

Question 12

Diagram

Answer 12

Explains information or how something works in a visual way

Question 13

Bold Print

Answer 13

Shows what words are important or what words can be found in the glossary

Question 14

Magnification

Answer 14

Shows details in a close-up picture

Question 15

Caption

Answer 15

Explains what a photograph or illustration is about

Question 16

Italics

Answer 16

Shows that a word is important

Question 17

Bullet Points

Answer 17

Makes lists and important ideas easier to read and understand

Question 18

Sidebar/Fact Box

Answer 18

Gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic

Question 19

Timeline

Answer 19

Shows the order that important events happen