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Reading
Text Features
Question | Answer |
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Title | Introduces the topic (or main idea) of the passage. |
Heading | Description of what will be read in a section. |
Captions | Words underneath a picture or photograph that explain what it is or is about. |
Graphs/Charts/Maps | Visual information to help with understanding. |
Diagrams | Drawing of the parts of something. |
Bold-faced text | Dark words, calls attention to important words or terms;also shows which words can be found in the glossary. |
Italics | Words that are slanted; calls attention to important words or terms; these words can be found in the dictionary. |
Subheadings | Under the heading. These break the information into smaller parts. |
Underlining | Lines under words or phrases that draw attention to important information. |
Sidebars | Information to the side of the text that explains in more detail. |
Numbered or Bulleted Lists | Organize information |
Topic & Summary Sentences | Explain text and check for understanding. |
Table of Contents | Located before the text. Helps locate information. |