This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Informational Text Features – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Informational Text Features Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE:Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others. A) Sequence. B) Cause and effect. C) Problem and solution. D) Spatial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Problem and solution. 2. Which text feature would tell you the major topic or main idea in one chapter of a text? A) The heading. B) The table of contents. C) The glossary. D) The caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heading. 3. ..... are visual elements such as charts, diagrams, graphs, photographs, maps, and art. A) Print features. B) Graphic features. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphic features. 4. Where do you find the caption? A) On the last page of the book. B) In the table of contents. C) Under/Next to an image. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under/Next to an image. 5. Tells about an illustration or photograph A) Photographs. B) Diagrams. C) Captions. D) Maps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captions. 6. What is a "subheading" ? A) A subheading is words that label shorter parts of the text. B) A subheading is the main title of a document. C) A subheading is a type of graphic design element. D) A subheading is a synonym for a paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A subheading is words that label shorter parts of the text. 7. A descriptive heading or caption, as of a chapter, section, or other part of a book? A) Description. B) Captions. C) Sequence. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Title. 8. A list at the front of a text that tells you the names of the chapter, headings, and subheadings in the text and what page they are on. A) Glossary. B) Diagrams. C) Table of contents. D) Headings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Table of contents. 9. Which of these would be best shown with a diagram? A) Where flowers grow. B) A child smelling a flower. C) The different parts of a flower. D) A list of different kinds of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The different parts of a flower. 10. What is the purpose of photographs in non-fiction texts? A) To distract readers from the main content. B) To provide visual evidence or supporting information. C) To add aesthetic appeal to the text. D) To confuse readers with unnecessary information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide visual evidence or supporting information. 11. When I get to my classroom in the morning, the first thing I do is hang up my coat and my backpack. Then I turn in my homework and sharpen my pencil. After that, I am ready for work, so I sit down at my seat and start on the morning assignment on the board.What words make this paragraph Order and Sequence? A) So, My, Do, Is. B) First Thing, Then, After. C) Sharpen, Homework, Pencil. D) Am, For, Is, Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Thing, Then, After. 12. Which of the following text features tells the reader what topic they will be learning about? A) Title. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Graphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 13. A list of keywords, topics, names and places and their page #s ..... found at the back of the book A) Table of contents. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Subheadings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Index. 14. Shows a location or directions A) Diagrams. B) Captions. C) Maps. D) Photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maps. 15. ..... are elements of text design, such as boldface type, headings, captions, and fonts. A) Print features. B) Graphic features. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Print features. 16. Found at the end of a book, contains bold words in alphabetical order and definitions. Similar to a dictionary. A) Table of contents. B) Charts. C) Index. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glossary. 17. In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to. A) Cause and Effect. B) Order and Sequence. C) Problem and Solution. D) Compare and Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause and Effect. 18. A map, chart, table or timeline used to illustrate facts or data A) Visual aid. B) Diagram. C) Photograph. D) Subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual aid. 19. What is the role of captions in an informational text? A) To introduce a new section. B) To summarize the entire text. C) To list the authors of the text. D) To provide additional information about a photograph or illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide additional information about a photograph or illustration. 20. Why does the author mention diagrams and timelines in the third paragraph? A) To provide visual explanations that help readers understand the water cycle. B) To entertain the reader with jokes. C) To confuse the reader. D) To describe a character's feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide visual explanations that help readers understand the water cycle. 21. Shows real visuals or examples A) Illustrations. B) Maps. C) Diagrams. D) Photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photographs. 22. Why does the author include the phrase "at an alarming rate" in the second paragraph? A) To entertain the reader with jokes. B) To emphasize the seriousness and urgency of rainforest destruction. C) To describe how rainforests are planted. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize the seriousness and urgency of rainforest destruction. 23. This text feature helps us read a lot of information in a short amount of time. A) Subheading. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graph. 24. This text structure uses hints like "similar to" and "different from." A) Cause and effect. B) Problem and solution. C) Compare and contrast. D) Descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare and contrast. 25. What text feature is located in the back of a book and defines key words? A) Heading. B) Title. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 26. What text feature explains what is in a picture? A) Caption. B) Heading. C) Definition. D) Subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caption. 27. What type of writing considers similarities and differences. A) Description. B) Order and Sequence. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Cause and Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare and Contrast. 28. Shows drawings or examples A) Diagrams. B) Illustrations. C) Maps. D) Photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illustrations. 29. The table of contents will ..... ? A) List the chapters. B) Give you the definition of an important word. C) Explain what the photograph is about. D) Tell you where to find important words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) List the chapters. 30. The name of a section of a text that tells readers what is coming in that section. A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Footnote. D) Heading. 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