Understanding Text Features Quiz

What is the primary purpose of using headings in a text?

• To make the text look more appealing

• To indicate the start of a new topic or section

• To provide definitions of difficult words

• To summarize the text at the end

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CCSS.W.4.2A

How can a glossary help a reader understand a text?

• By showing how to pronounce words

• By listing all the characters in a story

• By providing definitions of key terms used in the text

• By giving a summary of each chapter

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CCSS.L.4.4C

What is the purpose of an index in a book?

• To tell a story in chronological order

• To list the major ideas and where they can be found in the book

• To show the book's publication date

• To introduce the main characters

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

How do captions help a reader?

• By providing a detailed history of the subject

• By offering synonyms for difficult words

• By explaining what is shown in a picture or illustration

• By listing the page numbers of all chapters

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.7

Why are bold or italicized words important in a text?

• They make the page look more interesting

• They indicate the words are not important

• They signal that the words are key terms or important to understand

• They are used for the names of the chapters only

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

How can a table of contents be useful to a reader?

• It provides a summary of the book's ending

• It lists all the characters in alphabetical order

• It helps the reader find specific chapters or sections in the book

• It explains how to use the book

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.7

What role do photographs play in a non-fiction text?

• They provide entertainment to the reader

• They offer visual examples to support the text's information

• They are used to fill empty spaces on the page

• They list the sources of the information

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.7

Why might an author include diagrams in a text?

• To make the book longer

• To visually explain a concept or process described in the text

• To provide a background story

• To list all the ideas in the text in alphabetical order

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.W.4.2A

How do subheadings help a reader?

• By providing a detailed biography of the author

• By dividing the text into smaller, more manageable sections

• By listing the acknowledgments and dedications

• By giving the history of how the book was made

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.W.4.2A

What is the benefit of using a timeline in a historical text?

• It shows the book's publication dates

• It provides a visual representation of events in chronological order

• It lists all the historical figures in alphabetical order

• It gives detailed descriptions of each event

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.7