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text features
more text features
all about the book
within a paragraph
words and how they look
100
a visual aid that helps readers better understand what a passage is about
What is a graphic?
100
a graph that displays data that usually involves numbers and ideas; it connects them with a line
What is a line graph?
100
a book feature that lists the chapters and pages where the chapters start, usually at the beginning of the book
What is the table of contents?
100
supporting passages/information that help to draw a conclusion about something or support an answer
What is evidence?
100
a word that has been darkened to help it stand out; often used for keywords
What is a boldface word?
200
a graphic that shows how one idea connects to or supports another
What is a flow chart?
200
a type of graph that represents amounts with columns or bars, used to display data
What is a bar graph?
200
the name of a passage/book
What is the title?
200
a decision based on 1 or more clues; this usually comes at the end of a paragraph or passage
What is a conclusion?
200
a word that compares, like "better" or "nicer"
What is a comparative word?
300
a list of items with each one preceded by a bullet, used to make information stand out or show order
What is a bulleted list?
300
the name of a passage
What is the title?
300
an alphabetical listing of all the keywords/definitions in a book; usually found at the end
What is a glossary?
300
the topic or central idea of a passage
What is the main idea?
300
a word that is slanted to help it stand out, often used for vocabulary and foreign words
What is an italic word?
400
a graphic that clearly organizes information in rows and columns
What is a chart?
400
the title of a small section of a passage, usually summing up what that section will discuss
What is a subheading?
400
a category of a literary work or book, like an autobiography or historical fiction
What is genre?
400
the examples and information that support the main idea in a paragraph; comes after the topic sentence
What are supporting details?
400
a word that expresses an extreme, like "best" or "biggest"
What is a superlative word?
500
a viewpoint or the position the author takes on subject, and the reasons for the position.
What is argument?
500
a graphic that displays data, which usually involves numbers and ideas
What is a graph?
500
an alphabetical listing of subjects found in the text along with page numbers where they can be located; usually at the end
What is an index?
500
a sentence that sums up the main idea of a paragraph, often the first sentence
What is a topic sentence?
500
a word that shows the order in which something occurred; like first, next, tomorrow, etc.
What is a time-order word?