Text Features

Help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text, describes an illustration

• heading

• subtitle

• caption

• title

help the reader to locate information in the text, printed in large or bold print to make them stand out.

• headings/subheadings

• captions

• titles

• index

How does a caption help a reader understand an informational text?

• It explains a photograph or illustration and gives information that may not be in the text

• It provides the reader with an image to show a visual representation of the text

• it provides the meaning of a word

• It summarizes the overall meaning of the text

Tells the reader the topic of the text, helps the reader by letting them know what they are about to read.

• captions

• heading/subheadings

• title

• graphs

Bold and Italicized words are important because

• They show us what words are important to the text

• They create visual appeal within an article or story

• They are the topics found in the table of contents

• They tell us what the photographs and illustrations are about

The ______ tells the reader the names of each chapter and what page the chapter begins.

• Illustration

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of Contents

A _____ tells the reader specific information in relation to a photograph or illustration within a text

• Bold & Italicized words

• Sub heading

• Caption

• Glossary

The _____ divides a text into sections and explains what each section will be about.

• Title

• Heading

• Subheading

• Photograph

The _____ identifies what the topic of an article or book will be about.

• Subheading

• Glossary

• Title

• Photograph

Which text feature helps the reader understand the main idea of a paragraph by summarizing it in a few words?

• A) Caption

• B) Heading

• C) Glossary

• D) Index