Diagrams, Maps, and More!
This text feature shows what something looks like. This is taken with a camera.
a. illustration
b. diagram
c. photograph
c. photograph
Words in darker print to show they are important. They can be found in the glossary or index.
a. bold print
b. italics
c. headings
a. bold print
A title page lists the name of....
a. the author
b. the illustrator
c. the publisher
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
An alphabetical list of words that gives the definitions (meanings) of the words in bold print.
a. glossary
b. index
c. sidebar
a. glossary
I can show you where Antartica is located.
Who am I?
a. map
b. diagram
c. sidebar
a. map
A picture that shows where a place is located and gives information about it.
a. map
b. diagram
c. caption
a. map
Words that are slanted to show they are important. Titles of books are sometimes in this print.
a. italics
b. bold print
c. subheadings
a. italics
Divides the text into sections and tells what each section will be about.
a. headings
b. subheadings
c. captions
a. headings
An alphabetical list of important topics and the page numbers they can be found on.
a. glossary
b. index
c. table of contents
b. index
I can show you the parts of a hammerhead shark. Who am I?
a. captions
b. map
c. diagram
c. diagram
A picture or illustration with labels to show different parts.
a. map
b. diagram
c. caption
b. diagram
Describes a picture or illustration and explains what it shows.
a. bold print
b. italics
c. captions
c. captions
Smaller headings within a section that tell more about the topics in a section.
a. headings
b. subheadings
c. captions
b. subheadings
True or False: The glossary can be found at the back of the book.
True
I can tell you the title of the book, the author, the illustrator, the publisher, and the year the book was published.
a. title page
b. table of contents
c. index
a. title page
Gives extra information that is not found in the text.
a. sidebar
b. graph
c. bold print
a. sidebar
Name this text feature.
My students read Diary of a Wimpy Kid over the summer.
a. italics
b. bold print
c. heading
a. italics
a. hyperlink
b. glossary
c. index
a. hyperlink
True or False: The index can be found at the front of the book.
False
In a book about snakes, I can tell you the meaning of the word fangs. Who am I?
a. glossary
b. heading
c. index
a. glossary
An image that organizes numbers and amounts to make them easier to read.
a. table
b. map
c. graph
c. graph
Where can the meanings of the words in bold print be found?
a. the glossary
b. the index
c. the table of contents
a. the glossary
Lists the names of chapters in books and the pages they can be found on.
a. index
b. glossary
c. table of contents
c. table of contents
Sally is reading a book about ocean animals. If she wants to find the sections of the book that talk about dolphins, where should Sally look?
a. glossary
b. index
c. sidebar
b. index
In a book about coral reefs, I can give you extra facts about coral reefs on the side of a page. Who am I?
a. subheading
b. sidebar
c. title page
b. sidebar