Text Features 1
True or False: Text features provide information that may or may not by written in the text.
true
this identifies the topic of the text and tells what the text will be about
title
this shows where places and/or events are located
map
this explains information or how something works in a visual way
The chair is broken.
bold print
True or false: Text features can be found in textbooks, articles, webpages, magazine articles, newspapers, and other forms of nonfiction text.
true
this tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found on
table of contents
this shows what something looks like (taken with a camera)
photograph
this tells the name of certain parts of a photograph or an illustration
labels
This is an example of what?
The desk is locked.
italics
this divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about
heading
this tells the definition of some of the words found in the text
glossary
illustration
this explains what a photograph or illustration is about
caption
This is an example of what?
The picture above shows the school as it looks in winter.
this shows what words are important or what words can be found in the glossary
bold print
this tells a book's title, author, illustrator, and publisher
title page
this makes lists easier to read and understand
bullet points
this organizes facts and numbers in a visual way so that it is easier to read
graph
This is an example of what?
Chapter 1: How it Started, page 2
Chapter 2: Problems Along the Way, page 14
Chapter 3: Surprises from Far Away, page 29
Chapter 4: Who Won?, page 38
table of contents
this shows that a word is important
italics
this tells what pages the reader can find certain topics
index
this gives interesting facts or extra information about a topic
fact box/sidebar
this organizes and helps compare information in a visual way
table
This is an example of what?
adjective: a word that describes a noun or a pronoun
fragment: a group of words that is written out as a sentence but that lacks a subject or verb
noun: a word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action)
sentence: a group of words that expresses a statement, question, command, or wish
verb: a word (such as jump, think, happen, or exist) that is usually one of the main parts of a sentence and that expresses an action
glossary