Text Features

What are text features?

• Parts of a text that tell the reader extra information without being in the main text

• Short piece of information that tells the reader more about the text and the title

• The name of the text

• A list of parts, sections, or chapters of the text with its page numbers found at the beginning of the book/text

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Choose the answer that shows a title:

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Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a short piece of information that tells the reader more about the text and the title.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

True or false: This is a table of contents:

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is an index! A list of important words or topics found within the text and its page numbers.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

True or false: A glossary has a list of “unusual” or “difficult” words and what they mean.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What does bold print show us?

• Important words and information

• Unusual or difficult words

Answer explanation

Bold print shows us important words or information. A glossary shows a list of unusual or difficult words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A _______ is words that are printed underneath a picture to explain what is in the picture.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Is this a map or a chart/graph/table?

• Map

• Chart/graph/table

What do charts, graphs, and tables show us?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.2.7