Text Features
I'm a title that appears above a section to help organize information. What am I?
Heading
I explain what something is and give details about it. What am I?
Description
I'm the most important idea in a paragraph. What am I?
Main Idea
The author wants me to learn facts about a topic. What is this purpose?
Inform/Explain
I'm a word or phrase near an unknown word that helps you figure out its meaning. What am I?
Context Clues
I'm a small picture or diagram with words that explain what I show. What am I?
Caption
I tell you the order in which things happen, step-by-step. What am I?
Sequence
I'm a fact or piece of information that supports the main idea. What am I?
Supporting detail/evidence
The author wants to convince me to believe or do something. What is this purpose?
Persuade
I'm a word or phrase that directly explains what another word means. What am I?
Definition
I'm a secondary title that divides a section into smaller topics. What am I?
Subheading
I tell you the order in which things happen, step-by-step. What am I?
Compare and Contrast
I appear at the beginning of a paragraph and introduce the topic. What am I?
Topic Sentence
The author writes to entertain me with a funny or interesting story. What is this purpose?
Entertain
I'm a detailed drawing or map that shows how something works or where places are located. What am I?
Diagram/Illustration
I'm a visual way to show information using bars, circles, or lines. What am I?
Chart/Graph
I explain why something happened and what happened because of it. What am I?
Cause and Effect
I wrap up the main idea of an entire text in one or two sentences. What am I?
Summary
An article explains the steps for planting a garden and growing vegetables. What is the author's purpose?
Inform/Explain
I'm a list of words and their definitions, usually found in the back of a book. What am I?
Glossary
I'm a numbered or bulleted list that breaks down information into separate points. What am I?
List
I present a problem and then explain how to solve it. What am I?
Problem and Solution
I'm a statement that the author believes to be true but cannot be proven. What am I?
Opinion
A text describes why recycling is important and asks readers to start recycling at home. What is the author's purpose?
Persuade
I'm a list of all the sources an author used to write the book. What am I?
Works Cited