This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Informational Text Features – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Informational Text Features Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Provides additional information that is not important to the text, but is supplemental. A) Table of contents. B) Sidebar. C) Index. D) Bulleted list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sidebar. 2. These are used to organize lists or summarize main points of a chapter. A) Bullet points. B) Timelines. C) Color variations. D) Subtitles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bullet points. 3. Which of these text features would BEST help a reader understand the process of making a bookshelf? A) A diagram of a classroom. B) A chart listing different kinds of bookshelves. C) Photographs showing the different steps of making a bookshelf. D) A text box describing of the layout of a library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photographs showing the different steps of making a bookshelf. 4. Which signal words might you find in a CAUSE/EFFECT text structure? A) Characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including. B) However, on the other hand, similar to, different from. C) One reason for, solve, because, may be due to, a problem. D) Because, this is why, so, consequently, as a result, if then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because, this is why, so, consequently, as a result, if then. 5. Tells the chapter contents of the book and what page number they are on A) Title page. B) Captions. C) Headings. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table of contents. 6. What is the purpose of headings and subheadings in an informational text? A) To provide detailed explanations. B) To organize content and indicate main topics. C) To offer definitions of complex terms. D) To list references and sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To organize content and indicate main topics. 7. This type of writing gives information step by step. A) Cause and Effect. B) Problem and Solution. C) Order and Sequence. D) Compare and Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Order and Sequence. 8. A small heading under a main heading ..... gives the topic of 1 part of text A) Subheading. B) Table of contents. C) Index. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subheading. 9. Where can you find italicized text in a text? A) In a word processing software or by using HTML tags. B) In a math textbook. C) On a road sign. D) In a cookbook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a word processing software or by using HTML tags. 10. What are some strategies or techniques that can be used to improve inference skills? A) Avoiding critical thinking. B) Ignoring key information. C) Analyzing the context, making connections between ideas, identifying key information, drawing conclusions based on evidence, and practicing critical thinking. D) Memorizing facts and information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyzing the context, making connections between ideas, identifying key information, drawing conclusions based on evidence, and practicing critical thinking. 11. What is the "heading" in a text? A) A conclusion drawn from the text. B) A list of references used in the text. C) A summary of the text's content. D) Words at the top of the text that give the subject or topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Words at the top of the text that give the subject or topic. 12. The text talks about similarities and difference between people, places, things, etc. A) Problem and solution. B) Sequence. C) Description. D) Compare and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare and contrast. 13. Which of the following groups of words best goes with chronological order? A) Then, First, Second, Finally. B) After, Because Of, As A Result, Therefore. C) Alike, Different, Similar, Both. D) Issue, Dilemma, Fix, Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then, First, Second, Finally. 14. What is the purpose of a caption? A) Identifies the topic of the text or tells us what it's about. B) Shows the location in an image form of a place. C) Explains what a photograph or illustration is about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explains what a photograph or illustration is about. 15. Give an example of an inference that can be made from a graph or chart in an informational text. A) Determining the trend or pattern of the data. B) Identifying the source of the data. C) Predicting future data points based on the graph or chart. D) Calculating the average of the data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determining the trend or pattern of the data. 16. What is the difference between an index and a glossary? A) There is no difference. B) A glossary shows what page a word can be found on. The index tells the definition of the word. C) The glossary shows a picture with a caption. D) The glossary shows the meaning of a word and the index shows what page to find a word on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The glossary shows the meaning of a word and the index shows what page to find a word on. 17. A description under a picture is called what? A) Caption. B) Title. C) Heading. D) Key Word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caption. 18. Shows data about the topic A) Audio recordings. B) Charts, graphs, tables. C) Photographs. D) Text descriptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charts, graphs, tables. 19. A flat image of an area that shows where something is located. A) Index. B) Map. C) Subheading. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Map. 20. An image drawn by hand or digitally. A) Illustration. B) Map. C) Photograph. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illustration. 21. How can you improve your inference skills? A) Read more fiction books. B) Avoid analyzing evidence. C) Rely solely on intuition. D) Practice critical thinking and analyze evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practice critical thinking and analyze evidence. 22. What is "text features" ? A) Text features are only images and graphics in a text. B) Text features are elements that enhance the readability including heading and captions. C) Text features are the author's opinions expressed in the text. D) Text features are the main ideas of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text features are elements that enhance the readability including heading and captions. 23. -Shows the page number of specific topics-located in the back of the book A) Index. B) Glossary. C) Font styles. D) Charts and graphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Index. 24. Slanted print used to place emphasis on words A) Italics. B) Bold-face type. C) Visual aid. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics. 25. IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE:Goose bumps make me shiver. But they disappear as soon as I cover up with a jacket or sweater. A) Cause and effect. B) Problem solution. C) Sequence. D) Chronological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Problem solution. 26. What does an informational text give the reader? A) Opinions. B) Information. C) Jokes. D) Suggestions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information. 27. A ..... provides information such as numbers in a logical way. A) Photograph. B) Table. C) Illustration. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Table. 28. The name of a small section of text that tells readers what is coming in that section. It is like a "mini-title." A) Heading. B) Timeline. C) Caption. D) Subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subheading. 29. Where would you expect to find the table of contents in a text? A) The middle. B) Wherever the author feels like putting it!. C) The end. D) The beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The beginning. 30. How does the use of compare-and-contrast structure contribute to the author's purpose? A) It helps the reader understand the differences between electric and gasoline-powered cars. B) It makes the passage more mysterious. C) It tells a story in order. D) It describes a setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps the reader understand the differences between electric and gasoline-powered cars. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInformational Text Features Quiz 1Informational Text Features Quiz 2Informational Text Features Quiz 3Informational Text Features Quiz 4Informational Text Features Quiz 5Informational Text Features Quiz 6Informational Text Features Quiz 7Informational Text Features Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books