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This tells the reader what the section of reading is about.
What is a HEADING?
100

You will find this at the beginning of a text. This gives the heading and beginning page of each section of the book.

What is the TABLE OF CONTENTS?

100
This is the slanted text that identifies new or important words.
What is ITALICS?
100
It is a picture that shows the location of things or places.
What is a MAP?
100

It shows information in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers. It can be in the shape of a pie or have bars.

What is a GRAPH?

200
It is a picture made with a camera that shows how things look in real life.
What is a PHOTOGRAPH?
200
This is a hand-drawn picture that helps the reader visualize the text.
What is an ILLUSTRATION?
200
These are the words next to a picture that explain what it is or is about.
What is a CAPTION?
200
It calls attention to new and important words .
What is BOLD PRINT?
200

You will find this in the back of the book. This lists words alphabetically and often gives the page numbers where the words occur in the text.

What is an INDEX?

300

It is a drawing that shows the parts of something using labels.

What is a DIAGRAM?

300
Thisi alphabetically lists new or important words and tells what they mean.
What is a GLOSSARY?
300

This is a symbol that starts a new idea, a list, on a new line, without using complete sentences.

What is a BULLET?

300
This is color or shade behind a word or words that bring attention to the reader.
What is HIGHLIGHTED TEXT?
300

This is print helps to bring attention to specific words by using color.

What is colored print?

400

This tells the reader the topic/main idea of the passage/book.

What is a title?

400

Provides additional details, facts, or information related to the text

What is a sidebar or text box?

400

A visual representation of events in history displayed in chronological order with dates.

What is a timeline?

400

a visual representation of data, a visual depiction of information that is quick and easy to read

What is a chart or a table?

400

A secondary heading added underneath a subject heading. It is used to divide entries under the subject into more specific subcategories.

What is a subheading?

500

The word honest in this sentence is an example of:

George Washington was an honest man.

What is italics print?

500

I use this text feature to find a location of something.

What is a map?

500

I use this text feature to find the definition of a domain-specific word.

What is a glossary?

500

I use this text feature to find the main idea of the passage or book.

What is a title?

500

I use this text feature to find the page number of where a chapter begins.

What is the Table of Contents?