Text Features
Graphic Features
Central Idea
Vocabulary
Text Structure
Genres
100
Sometimes authors use text in this style to draw your attention to the words.
Italics
100
Graphic features are ______ in a text that help me understand it better.
Visuals
100
The Central Idea is what the text is ________ ________.
Mostly About
100
If something is __________, that means it is from a time before history was recorded.
Prehistoric
100
When I compare and contrast, I am saying how two things are ________ and __________.
Alike or the Same / Different
100
A book about George Washington written by a historian is an example of a ________.
Biography
200
The text feature below is an example of ______.
Bold
200
In the Mariana Trench text, the ___ helped me understand where the trench is located.
Map
200
I can figure out the central idea by looking at the _____ and _____ sentences of a paragraph.
First / Last
200
The racecar drove by so fast I was only able to catch a quick ______ of it.
glimpse
200
Which text structure is this an example of?
My car had a flat tire this morning, so I could not get to work.
Cause & Effect
200
A book full of facts about the Amazon Rainforest is an example of a ________ text.
Nonfiction OR Informational
300
An author may use capital letters or colored letters to draw my attention to the _________.
Heading
300
This graphic feature helps me understand when events took place.
Timeline
300
Looking for ________ words in a paragraph can help me figure out the central idea.
Repeated
300
It's extremely difficult to reach the ______ of Mount Everest.
Summit
300
If you see these words in a text:
first, last, then, next, after
the text structure is probably ___________.
Sequence/Chronological
300
This genre could include made-up creatures like unicorns, werewolves, trolls, mermaids, and goblins.
Fantasy
400
Sometimes when there is a word the reader probably hasn't seen before (like Trieste in Mariana Trench), the author includes a pronunciation guide so the reader will __________________________.
Say the word correctly
400
A diagram is a picture with _______.
Labels
400
The relevant ______ are the facts, examples, and other evidence that an author includes to further explain or support the central idea
Details
400
A __________ vehicle is able to go underwater.
Submersible
400
Which structure is the following text an example of?
Timmy has difficulty falling asleep at night. He decided not to look at his phone for 30 minutes before going to bed to try to help him sleep better.
Problem/Solution
400
A book about Michelle Obama written by Michelle Obama is an example of an _______________.
Autobiography
500
Different styles of texts are called ______.
Fonts
500
This is an example of which graphic feature?
Diagram
500
Another word for relevant details that support the central idea is _____ __________.
Text Evidence
500
Some plants and animals are able to _____ in the bottom of the Mariana Trench, with very little light or water.
thrive
500
A text structure tells me how the text will be _________.
organized
500
This genre has stage directions, scenes, acts, and a script.
Drama