Text Features
This text feature is usually in big letters on the front of a book or passage.
What is the title?
Jake went on a vacation with his family where they traveled, swam, and explored new places.
What is, “Jake and his family went on a fun vacation together”?
Sam watered the plants every day, pulled weeds from the garden, and made sure the flowers got plenty of sunlight. The main idea of the passage is about taking care of this.
What is a garden?
You see dark clouds and kids opening umbrellas. You can conclude this weather is happening.
What is rain?
The act of not agreeing with someone.
What is disagree?
Words written in this type of print stand out to show important vocabulary or key ideas in a passage.
What is bold print?
The students practiced their spelling words every night, reviewed with partners in class, and felt proud after earning high grades on Friday’s test.
What is, “The class studied hard and did well on their spelling test”?
Koalas spend most of their time in trees, sleep for many hours a day, and eat eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively. The passage is mainly about these animals and how they live.
What are koalas?
Marcus is wearing a backpack and carrying books into school. You can conclude he is going to this place.
What is class/school?
This prefix means "not" in the word unhappy.
What is un-?
A reader can use this text feature at the beginning of a book to find the page numbers for each chapter.
What is the table of contents?
At first, the puppy barked loudly, chewed shoes, and made messes in the house, but after weeks of training, it learned how to behave.
What is, “The puppy learned to behave after being trained”?
The passage explains that some animals hibernate during winter to save energy and survive when food is hard to find. The main idea is about how animals survive during this season.
What is winter?
Ella blew out candles while her friends sang to her. You can conclude she is celebrating this.
What is a birthday?
This suffix means "without" in the word careless.
What is -less?
Words written in this slanted style are often used for titles, emphasis, or to show that a word is important.
What are italics?
The passage explains how firefighters respond quickly to emergencies, rescue people from dangerous situations, and work together to stop fires from spreading.
What is, “Firefighters work to protect and help people during emergencies”?
Maria practiced piano every afternoon, studied her music carefully, and performed confidently at her recital. The main idea of the paragraph is that practice can lead to this.
What is success/improvement?
The dog is scratching at the door, wagging its tail, and holding a leash in its mouth. You can conclude the dog wants this.
What is a walk?
This suffix means "full of" in the word helpful.
What is -ful?
An article about weather includes a bar graph showing the amount of rainfall each month so readers can compare the data more easily. This text feature helps organize information visually.
What is a graph?
The soccer team lost many games early in the season, but after months of practicing, encouraging one another, and improving their skills, they finally reached the championship game.
What is, “The soccer team became successful because of hard work and teamwork”?
The passage explains how inventors create new technology to solve problems, improve communication, and make daily tasks easier for people around the world. The main idea is about the impact of this on society.
What is technology/inventions?
James studied every night, completed all his homework, and smiled when he saw his test grade. You can conclude this happened on the test.
What is he got a good grade/passed the test?
The act of seeing something before.
What is preview?