Text Features
A list of each chapter in a book and the page number it starts on
Table of Contents
46 rounded to the nearest ten
50
What is the area of a rectangle with side lengths of 6 inches and 8 inches?
48 square inches
The class started the problem set at 11:03. It took 15 minutes finish the work. What time did the class finish the problem set?
The class finished at 11:18
What is the central idea?
The main idea or what it is mostly about
An artist's drawing or camera picture that shows what something in the text looks like.
Illustration/Photograph
932 rounded to the nearest ten
930
What is the unknown side length if the area is 55 and the width is 11?
5
Mr. Wuebber had the class do jumping jacks and running in place from 12:17 to 12:35. How long was the exercise?
18 minutes
What is the first step in the Steps for Excellence?
Read the directions and the title!
Extra: Circle the title and write the genre or question
A word or phrase that tells the topic or main idea of a section
Heading
248 rounded to the nearest 10
250
what is the area of
(6 in. x 7 in.)+(6 in. x 4 in.) =
42 + 24 = 66 square inches
Jack usually wakes up at 7 o’clock in the morning. Yesterday, he got up 53 minutes later than usual. What time did Jack wake up?
He woke up at 7:53
Context Clues! We use the words or the sentence around it to help figure it out!
Words underneath or beside an illustration that tell what it is about.
Caption
864 rounded to the nearest hundred
900
Aleka's square bedroom has a side length of 10. How much carpet will she need to cover the whole bedroom floor?
10 x 10= 100 square feet.
Ethan’s birthday party started at 4:05 p.m. The first guest arrived at 4:36 p.m. How long did it take for the first guest to get to Ethan’s party?
It took 31 minutes for the first guest to get to the party.
What is the central message?
The theme or the lesson that the author wants the reader to learn.
a drawing or picture that shows the parts of something or how it works.
diagram
1,421 Rounded to the nearest hundred
1,400
What does are mean and what is the expression?
A= Length x Width or A = L x W
Caleb and his friends watched a show at 7:35 p.m. The show ended at 8:05 p.m. How long was the show?
The show was 30 minutes long.
What is our purpose when reading?