Text Features — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Jamal opens a history book and sees a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Below the picture it says, "The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France in 1886." What text feature is this sentence?
A) heading
B) label
C) glossary entry
D) caption
The sentence printed below a photograph that explains the picture is called a caption. The sentence about the Statue of Liberty being a gift from France sits right under the photo, so it is a caption.
2. A student wants to quickly see all the chapters in a book before choosing one to read. Which text feature is most helpful?
A) index
B) table of contents
C) glossary
D) diagram
The table of contents lists every chapter title with its page number at the front of the book, so it is the fastest way to see all the chapters before picking one to read.
3. Which text feature would you expect to find inside a diagram of a plant cell?
A) captions
B) bold words
C) labels
D) headings
Labels are the words with arrows inside a diagram that name each part. A plant cell diagram uses labels to point out structures like the cell wall and nucleus.
4. Lena sees the words "Igneous," "Sedimentary," and "Metamorphic" as smaller titles under the heading "Types of Rocks." What are these smaller titles called?
A) glossary entries
B) captions
C) subheadings
D) index entries
Subheadings are smaller titles that break a section into parts. "Igneous," "Sedimentary," and "Metamorphic" divide the main heading "Types of Rocks" into three focused topics.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A map of South America showed rivers, mountains, and a legend explaining the symbols.
A map is a text feature that shows geographic locations. The picture of South America with rivers, mountains, and a legend is a map because it displays where things are.
2. The word "habitat" was printed in bold because it is an important vocabulary word.
Authors print key vocabulary like "habitat" in bold to signal that it is an important word the reader should pay attention to and possibly look up in the glossary.
3. The table of contents lists chapters in order, starting with Chapter 1.
The table of contents arranges chapters in the same order they appear in the book, beginning with Chapter 1, so readers can follow along from start to finish.
4. A diagram is a drawing with labels that explains how something looks or works.
A diagram is a special drawing that uses labels and arrows to show the parts of something or explain how it works, making tricky ideas easier to understand.
5. If you need the definition of a key word, the glossary at the back of the book will have it.
The glossary is placed at the back of the book and defines key words in alphabetical order, making it the go-to text feature when you need a word's meaning.