Review & Routines: Informational Text Vocabulary

What is the purpose of text features?

• to confuse the reader

• to help the reader understand

• to take up more pages

Which are examples of text features? Select all that apply.

• captions

• headings

• photographs

• pencils

What is a main idea? Select all that apply.

• words under a picture

• the big idea

• what the text is mostly about

• a short title

What are key details? Select all that apply.

• the big idea

• important pieces of information

• photographs

• information that supports the main idea

What is a heading?

• a short title for a section of text

• a group of sentences

• a picture with labels

What is the purpose of a heading? Select all that apply.

• to help the reader understand

• to tell what the next section will be about

• to explain a photograph

• to take up more space on the page

What is a caption?

• a short title

• words that tell about a photograph

• the big idea

What is a paragraph?

• a group of sentences about an idea or topic

• a short title

• a map with labels

What is the purpose of a caption? Select all that apply.

• to show where something is on a map

• to help the reader understand a photograph

• to give more information

What can help you find the main idea? Select all that apply.

• looking at the key details

• looking at the headings

• thinking about what the text is mostly about

• asking yourself, "What is the big idea?"