Identify Text Feature
Tells us the chapters and their page numbers
Table of contents
You are looking for a chapter in a book about what snakes eat. You do not want to have to flip through the pages to find it. What text feature should you use?
Table of Contents
Zebra
A. Mammal
B. Reptile
C. Amphibian
D. Bird
A. Mammal
A chameleon sits motionlessly on a tree branch. Suddenly it’s sticky, two-foot-long tongue snaps out at 13 miles an hour, wrapping around a cricket and whipping the yummy snack back into the reptile’s mouth. Now that’s fast food dining!
How fast does a chameleon's tongue snap out?
Is a mini dictionary and tells us the meaning of important words
Glossary
You are reading about something and you are not sure what it looks like. You want to be able to visualize as you read. What would you use?
Photograph
Frog
A. Mammal
B. Reptile
C. Amphibian
D. Bird
C. Amphibian
Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) that don’t have scales. They live part of their lives in water and part on land. A Cane Toad can lay from 4,000 to 36,000 eggs at a time in the water of a stream or pond. Tadpoles hatch from the eggs within about three days.
Where do amphibians live?
Shows us a real image of something
Photograph
You are confused about the meaning of the word habitat. You notice the word is in bold print. Where do you go to find the meaning of the word?
Glossary
Penguin
A. Mammal
B. Reptile
C. Amphibian
D. Bird
D. Bird
Fish are vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) that live in water. They breathe using special organs called gills. Mobula rays live in warm oceans throughout the world. These fish have a pair of winglike fins that can extend up to 17 feet.
How do fish breathe?
Is under an image telling us more about it
Caption
You are reading about a place in Europe. You are not sure where it is located but use the text feature on the next page to help you. What text feature did you use?
Map
Crocolide
A. Mammal
B. Reptile
C. Amphibian
D. Bird
B. Reptile
Insects are small animals with six legs and a hard outer shell called an exoskeleton. Most have wings and antennae. The Queen Termite can lay over 150 million eggs!
Darker words in the text, lets us know they are important
Bold print
You are looking at a photograph and are not sure what the photograph is. You see words under the photograph that help you understand. What text feature did you use?
Caption
Humans
A. Mammal
B. Reptile
C. Amphibian
D. Bird
A. Mammal
Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) and are the only animals with feathers. Although all birds have wings, a few species can't fly. Secretary birds have tough, scaly legs and talons that they use to stomp their prey!
What do only birds have?