Text and Graphic Features
This feature appears at the top of a page or section and tells what the text is about.
What is the heading?
This is the part of a story where characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.
What is the beginning?
These 2 small words makes this compound word.
MAIL + BOX
What is mailbox?
Even though the cave was pitch-dark, Maria held her flashlight tightly so she wouldn’t bump into anything.
What is "very dark"?
These are words printed in bold, italics, or color to show important information.
What is text features?
These are the people, animals, or creatures who take part in the action of a story.
What are the characters?
These 2 small words makes this compound word.
APPLE + SAUCE
What is applesauce?
Leo was elated when he saw his test score; he jumped up and cheered with excitement.
What is "happy"?
This feature shows a picture or diagram to help explain the text.
What is graphic or illustration?
Little Red Riding Hood is a forest and the grandmother’s house. This is the___.
What is the setting?
These 2 small words makes this compound word.
BUTTER + FLY
What is butterfly?
When a reader uses what they already know about the world to help figure out the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence.
What is "Context Clues"?
These are lists of words with their definitions at the back of the book.
What is a glossary?
This is the main problem or struggle the characters face in the story is called the____.
What is the "conflict"?
These 2 small words makes this compound word.
CAMP + FIRE
What is campfire?
This type of clue gives the meaning of a word right in the sentence using phrases like “means,” “is,” or “refers to.”
What is "definition clues"?
A bar graph showing how many students like each type of fruit is an example of _____.
What is graphic feature?
In Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Goldilocks is caught in Baby Bear’s bed. This is the __________.
What is the conclusion?
These 2 small words makes this compound word.
BASKET + BALL
What is basketball?
These clues help you figure out an unknown word by giving an example after it.
What is "Example clues"?