Text Features Study Cards

Question	Answer
Text features help the reader to _________________ find important information.	quickly
Text features can help the reader answer _______________________ about a topic and the text they are reading.	questions
Text features teach the reader about the ___________________.	topic
-a list of the topics and people in the text -they are listed in alphabetical order at the end of a text -the page number where the information can be found is given	index
-a small dictionary of words from the book or article you are reading -It tells what the important words mean. -This is in alphabetical order at the back of the book.	glossary
-important words that are darker than the words around them -these can be used for titles, headings, and key words	bold words
the words next to or below a picture that tell what it is or what it is about	captions
a labeled picture that shows the parts of something.	diagrams
a hand drawn picture	illustrations
a picture taken with a camera that shows how something looks in real life	photographs
-Gives the heading and beginning page number for each section of the book. -It shows how the book is organized so you can find information more easily.	table of contents
-the name of the book or article -it tells the reader the topic of the text	title
divide the text into sections	headings/subheadings

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	Created by Jennifer Pixley 7 months ago