Text features study guide

Question 1

Title

Answer 1

Identifies the topic
of the text/tells what
the text will be about

Question 2

Title page

Answer 2

Tells a book’s title,
author, illustrator,
and publisher

Question 3

Table of Contents

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Index

Answer 4

Tells what pages the
reader can find
certain topics

Question 5

Glossary

Answer 5

Tells the definitions
of some of the words
found in a text

Question 6

Heading

Answer 6

Divides the text into
sections and explains
what the sections wil
be about

Question 7

Photograph

Answer 7

Shows what
something looks like
(taken with a
camera)

Question 8

Illustration

Answer 8

Shows what
something looks like
(drawn by an artist)

Question 9

Caption

Answer 9

Explains what a
photograph or
illustration is about

Question 10

Labels

Answer 10

Tells the names of
certain parts of a
photograph or
illustration

Question 11

Graph

Answer 11

Organizes and helps
compare information
in a visual way

Question 12

Table

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Map

Answer 13

Shows where places/

events are located

Question 14

Diagram

Answer 14

Explains information
or how something
works in a visual way

Question 15

Bold print

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Italics

Answer 16

Shows that a word is

important

Question 17

Bullet points

Answer 17

Makes lists easier to

read and understand

Question 18

Fact box/side bar

Answer 18

Gives interesting
facts or extra
information about a
topic