Text Feature Purpose

The purpose of graphics (such as graphs, tables, pictures, or maps) is to

• Help the reader visualize important information

• Describe what is found in a photo or illustration

• Separate text into sections based on main ideas

• Show information that occurs in a certain order

What text feature is shown in the red box?

• Numbered List

• Bulleted list

• Graphic

• Caption

12.The author uses this text feature to show

• A)How a cell phone can get wet.

• B)How to remove a SIM card from your phone

• C)The dangers of swimming with your phone

• D)The proper steps in saving your cell phone when wet.

The text feature in the yellow box is called a(an)

• caption

• diagram

• timeline

• sidebar or boxed graphic feature

This article is about the increase in students using the internet. What is the purpose of the text feature in the yellow box?

• To show the number of teens using the internet

• To persuade the reader to use the internet

• To add color and make the article pretty

• To persuade the reader to make a Facebook page

What text feature is used on the list to the left?

• Numbered List

• Chart

• Caption

• Bulleted List

16.What does this bulleted list tell you about the items on the list?

• A)They are in a specific order that must be followed.

• B)They are items that are not very important.

• C)They are not in any particular order.

• D)They are items that can only be bought at one specific store.

Under which heading might you find information on Will’s  childhood chores?

• A)Hard Work at Home

• B)Early Fame

• C)Movie Magic

• D)How He Does It

What text feature is used to provide information about tourists in Antarctica?

• A) Timeline

• B) Diagram

• C) Line graph

• D) photograph

What type of text feature is shown in the picture and what is the author's reason for including it in a book dealing with science?

• map, to show the world is not hollow

• diagram, to show what part of the planet people live on

• diagram, to show the different layers of the earth