Text and Graphic Features "Vaqueros"

The title of a story would be considered

• Graphic Feature

• Text Feature

Which of these text features breaks up the text into sections to make information more easy to locate?

• heading

• photograph

• map

• caption

Why would an author include an illustration in an information text piece?

• To show what something looks like that is being discussed in the text.

• Because otherwise information text is boring.

• To highlight vocabulary words.

Why does the author include the pronunciation of certain words in the story?

• So the reader can know how to pronounce unfamiliar words.

• To make the story more fun to read.

• To explain what a photograph is about.

On what page does the author include the photograph of the Longhorn at the bottom of the page?

• Page 701

• Page 700

• Page 697

• Page 699

The Vaqueros called the wild horses by a word that would eventually lead to them being called...

• Mustangs

• Longhorns

• Cowboy buccaroos

• Wild stallions

Why did the Vaqueros wear chaps?

• It protected them from cactus and rope burns.

• Because they wanted to look nice while riding.

• The government made them wear them.

• They wanted everyone to know they were cowboys.

True of False according to the text:

The Vaqueros most trusted tool was his lasso, also known as his lariat.

• True

• False

What is the name of this text feature?

• caption

• highlighted word

• heading

If I wanted to find out about how we honor or celebration Vaqueros today, which heading would I look under?

• Celebrating Traditions

• The Journeys

• The Expanding Colony