This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Informational Text Features – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Informational Text Features Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... tells the reader specific information in relation to a photograph or illustration within a text A) Glossary. B) Sub heading. C) Caption. D) Bold & Italicized words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 2. Which text feature helps readers quickly locate specific information within a book? A) Index. B) Table of Contents. C) Sidebar. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Index. 3. Pictures with labels. A) Map. B) Diagram. C) Photograph. D) Illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diagram. 4. What is an image taken with a camera called? A) Diagram. B) Illustration. C) Photograph. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photograph. 5. What text feature gives thedefinitions of important vocabulary words? A) Captions. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 6. Writers of most stories, biographies, autobiographies, and historical writing use ..... , telling about events in the order those events occurred. A) Sequence. B) Cause and effect. C) Choronological. D) Descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choronological. 7. Which signal words might you find in a DESCRIPTIVE text structure? A) First, next, last, before, after, dates and years. B) Because, this is why, so, consequently, As a result. C) Characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including. D) However, on the other hand, similar to, different from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including. 8. . In a COMPARE and CONTRAST text structure, the author ..... A) Explains something that happened and the REASONS WHY. B) Explains how things are SIMILAR and DIFFERENT. C) Tells about events in the ORDER they happened. D) Describes a PROBLEM and then explains how someone solved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explains how things are SIMILAR and DIFFERENT. 9. The table of contents is a print text feature that can be found at the back of the book. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Choose the correct text structure for the paragraph:While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes. A) Description. B) Order and Sequence. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Problem and Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare and Contrast. 11. What can you infer about the availability of books before the invention of the printing press? A) Books were easy to find and inexpensive. B) Books were rare and only available to the wealthy. C) Everyone had access to books. D) Books were mostly written by scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books were rare and only available to the wealthy. 12. If a paragraph does NOT have a topic sentence, the key details in that paragraph should support ..... A) The topic sentence. B) The visuals. C) The sidebar. D) The heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The heading. 13. Located at the front of the book ..... lists parts of the book and their page #s A) Glossary. B) Visual aid. C) Table of contents. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Table of contents. 14. Entertain means ..... A) To make people scared. B) To make people enjoy something. C) To go to the circus. D) To make people sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make people enjoy something. 15. Usually names the topic A) Conclusion. B) Introduction. C) Title/Topic. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Title/Topic. 16. Which sentence best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A) The printing press made books more expensive. B) The printing press increased access to knowledge and changed society. C) Johannes Gutenberg was a famous scientist. D) Digital technology is more important than the printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The printing press increased access to knowledge and changed society. 17. What can you infer about the importance of the water cycle? A) It only affects oceans. B) It is only important for scientists. C) It helps distribute fresh water to living things. D) It is not important for life on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps distribute fresh water to living things. 18. What is the purpose of bullet points in non-fiction texts? A) To highlight key points or ideas. B) To provide a visual representation of data or information. C) To add decorative elements to the text. D) To confuse readers with unnecessary information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To highlight key points or ideas. 19. What is the purpose of maps in non-fiction texts? A) To provide historical context. B) To analyze data trends. C) To illustrate concepts or ideas. D) To visually represent geographical information or spatial relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To visually represent geographical information or spatial relationships. 20. This text feature are colored or bolded words throughout the text A) Vocab words. B) Subheading. C) Sidebar. D) Vocab words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vocab words. 21. What information would you expect to find in a caption? A) A list of other books by the author. B) A description of what is happening in a picture. C) The table of contents. D) The author's biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A description of what is happening in a picture. 22. How does the use of problem-and-solution structure contribute to the author's purpose? A) It helps the reader understand the challenges facing rainforests and the actions being taken to address them. B) It makes the passage more poetic. C) It describes a fictional story. D) It lists events in random order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps the reader understand the challenges facing rainforests and the actions being taken to address them. 23. A list of words and/or phrases from the text with page numbers beside them, so readers can find these things in the text. A) Title. B) Index. C) Headings. D) Cutaways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Index. 24. What text feature tells us the name of a book? A) Subheading. B) Heading. C) Title. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Title. 25. Why would an author include illustrations? A) To expand the meaning of the text. B) To make the reader laugh. C) To demonstrate his artistic abilities. D) To represent information in a different way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To expand the meaning of the text. 26. Which of the following text features helps to organize information in a logical sequence? A) Index. B) Glossary. C) Subheading. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table of contents. 27. This text feature explains or gives more information about what is going on in the picture. A) Footnote. B) Subheading. C) Caption. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 28. It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.What is the author's purpose? A) To persuade you to work hard in school. B) To explain the best colleges. C) To teach you how to get good grades. D) To entertain with a story about school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To persuade you to work hard in school. 29. This type of writing includes many adjectives, examples, or characteristics. A) Description. B) Order and Sequence. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Problem and Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 30. Provide an example of an inference that can be made from a photograph in an informational text. A) The photograph was taken at night. B) The subject of the photograph is not real. C) The photograph was taken by a professional photographer. D) The subject of the photograph is present in the location where the photo was taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The subject of the photograph is present in the location where the photo was taken. 31. What is a heading? A) The person who wrote the book. B) The vocabulary word. C) The title of a part of a nonfiction book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The title of a part of a nonfiction book. 32. Which of the following text features is a list of the parts of a book or document in the order that they appear in the text? A) Index. B) Subheading. C) Table of contents. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Table of contents. 33. What is the purpose of an index in a text? A) To confuse readers and make the text harder to understand. B) To provide a summary of the text at the beginning. C) To make the text longer and more detailed. D) To help readers quickly locate specific information within the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help readers quickly locate specific information within the text. 34. Real events are in ..... ? A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 35. Which text feature tells the definition of some of the words in the text? A) Map. B) Glossary. C) Table of contents. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glossary. 36. A list of words used in the text and their definitions. A) Glossary. B) Diagrams. C) Captions. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossary. 37. Expository text is a fancy name for ..... A) A narrative. B) Informational text. C) Fictional text. D) A literary story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informational text. 38. Page numbers for locating specific information about the topic A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Appendix. D) Table of Contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Index. 39. When you have to find evidence, which type of evidence should you find? A) The best. B) The worst. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best. 40. Where can you find an index? A) Front of a book. B) Back of a book. C) Middle of a book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Back of a book. 41. This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. A) Table of contents. B) Caption. C) Index. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caption. 42. Visual representation of facts and details A) Tables and graphs. B) Title. C) Timeline. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tables and graphs. 43. Juan decides to skip the chapter about Spain. He turns to Chapter 3 on Italian food. He begins reading. Which of the following is most likely true? A) Juan will have to read Chapter 2 later in order to write his report. B) Juan is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs. C) Juan is reading the book from cover to cover. D) Juan is not using text features correctly to help him find the information he needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juan is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs. 44. This feature informs the reader of importantwords/vocabulary found within the paragraph. A) Glossary. B) Bold words. C) Table of contents. D) Captions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bold words. 45. What is the purpose of timelines in non-fiction texts? A) To provide background information on the author. B) To analyze the themes and motifs in the text. C) To organize and present information in a chronological order. D) To highlight the main characters and their development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To organize and present information in a chronological order. 46. Where do I look to find the topics or chapters in a book? A) Table of Contents. B) Index. C) Book Title. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of Contents. 47. Images to enhance the text along with a short description of the picture A) Graphs, charts, tables. B) Text, bullet points, summaries. C) Photographs, illustrations, captions. D) Videos, animations, diagrams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photographs, illustrations, captions. 48. What are some common clues or evidence that can help make inferences in informational texts? A) Explicit statements or facts, implicit information or suggestions, context clues, logical reasoning, and prior knowledge. B) Random guesses, unrelated facts, contradictory statements. C) Subjective interpretations, biased sources, unsupported claims. D) Personal opinions, emotional language, irrelevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explicit statements or facts, implicit information or suggestions, context clues, logical reasoning, and prior knowledge. 49. What is acknowledgements? A) A list of sources mentioned or used by a writer in developing a text References usually appear at the end of a work. B) The glossary. C) In a piece of writing, a statement by the writer recognizing those who contributed to the piece or assisted the writer. D) The first chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a piece of writing, a statement by the writer recognizing those who contributed to the piece or assisted the writer. 50. IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE:When you walk into my bedroom there is a window facing you. To the right of that is a dresser and television and on the other side of the window is my bed. A) Spatial. B) Chronological. C) Cause and effect. D) Compare and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spatial. 51. What is the purpose of a heading in an informational text? A) To provide a summary of the entire text. B) To introduce a new section or topic. C) To display numerical data. D) To list definitions of key terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce a new section or topic. 52. Helps readers find specific chapters quickly. Tells the names of the chapters in the book and the page number on which it begins. A) Table of contents. B) Glossary. C) Sidebar. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of contents. 53. What is foreward? A) Glossary. B) Appears before chapter 1 and is usually written by someone other than the author. C) A list of publishers. D) A short paragraph that expresses thanks to supporters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appears before chapter 1 and is usually written by someone other than the author. 54. What is the purpose of a heading? A) Tells the name of something. B) Identifies the topic of a text or tells what it's about. C) Explains what a photograph or ilustration is about. D) Shows what something looks like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identifies the topic of a text or tells what it's about. 55. A table of contents is ..... A) A section in the back of the book that tells you where to find information on a particular topic. B) A section in the back of the book that includes definitions. C) A section in the middle of the book that gives you information. D) A section in the front of the book that tells you what pages to find chapters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A section in the front of the book that tells you what pages to find chapters. 56. What is the glossary used for? A) It is used for extra practice. B) Outline of chapters and the pages they are on. C) It helps to find a topic in the book. D) Shows definition of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shows definition of a word. 57. A list of main ideas, chapters, or sections at the front of the book A) Index. B) Table of contents. C) Bibliography. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Table of contents. 58. Often, I can determine the topic of a section of text by looking at the subheading. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. What are the three reasons we write?(Authors purpose for writing) A) Persuade, Inform, Electrify. B) Persuade, Inform, Entertain. C) Persuade, Inform, Educate. D) Perform, Infer, Entertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade, Inform, Entertain. 60. Which text feature uses labels to tell the names of certain parts of an image? A) Heading. B) Photograph. C) Diagram. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diagram. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInformational Text Features Quiz 2Informational Text Features Quiz 3Informational Text Features Quiz 4Informational Text Features Quiz 5Informational Text Features Quiz 6Informational Text Features Quiz 7Academic Paragraph Review QuizAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books