This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Informational Text Features – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Informational Text Features Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This text feature can help you understand what an informational text will be about A) Title. B) Heading. C) Topic Sentence. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 2. What helps us know exactly what something looks like? A) Map. B) Caption. C) Picture. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Picture. 3. What is a caption? A) An image. B) A sentence that explains a picture. C) A key vocabulary word. D) A main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence that explains a picture. 4. A name to describe a part of a diagram A) Bold-face type. B) Illustration. C) Label. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Label. 5. Which of the following is NOT a feature of informational text? A) Heading. B) Photographs. C) Dialogue. D) Captions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogue. 6. What text structure presents an issue and ways to fix it? A) Problem and Solution. B) Compare and Contrast. C) Chronological (sequential). D) Cause and Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem and Solution. 7. Where would you typically find a table of contents in a book? A) At the beginning of the book. B) In the middle of the book. C) At the end of the book. D) On the back cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the beginning of the book. 8. A drawing used to show a concept or make a page look better A) Illustration. B) Photograph. C) Caption. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illustration. 9. Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started? A) A heading. B) The glossary. C) The table of contents. D) A caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The table of contents. 10. Gives a close-up view of something about the topic showing specific detail A) Background illustrations. B) Inset photos. C) General overview images. D) Wide-angle images. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inset photos. 11. These text features help us visualize what we are reading about. They also make what we are reading seem more interesting. A) Captions. B) Pictures. C) Footnotes. D) Subheadings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pictures. 12. Where would you look if you wanted to find out what a bolded word in the text means? A) Index. B) Glossary. C) Table of contents. D) Sidebar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glossary. 13. Shows the location of a place. A) Index. B) Photograph. C) Map. D) Timeline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Map. 14. Words that appear under a photograph to give the reader information about the picture are called ..... A) Headings. B) Captions. C) Labels. D) Subheadings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captions. 15. Which of these text features can be used to show that something is important? A) Captions. B) Diagrams. C) Bullet points. D) Bolded text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bolded text. 16. Which text feature helps readers understand the meaning of a word as it is used in the text, often found in the margins or at the bottom of the page? A) Sidebar. B) Index. C) Footnote. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Footnote. 17. This helps the reader to predict what they will read about. A) Illustration. B) Bold print. C) Title. D) Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Title. 18. Names the main ideas or sections related to the topic. May correspond to the Table of Contents A) Subheadings. B) Appendices. C) Footnotes. D) Headings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Headings. 19. The words underneath pictures, diagrams, or graphs are known as ..... A) Illustrations. B) Captions. C) Titles. D) Subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captions. 20. The ..... identifies what the topic of an article or book will be about. A) Glossary. B) Title. C) Subheading. D) Photograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Title. 21. You have an essay assignment to write for your history class. You need to incorporate certain terminology but cannot remember what chapter these specific terms were in. Which text feature would be the most resourceful? A) The Glossary. B) The Subheadings. C) A Glossary. D) The Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Index. 22. Words (title) that tell about a small section of the text A) Graph. B) Heading. C) Index. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heading. 23. What are text features? A) Elements in the text that further the reader's understanding of the text. B) A statement that lets the reader know what the writing will be about. C) Quotes from an expert that support your main idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elements in the text that further the reader's understanding of the text. 24. Juan is writing a report on Italian food. He finds a book titled "Foods of the World." He opens to Chapter 2 on page 12 and reads the word "Spain" in large letters. Further down on the page, he reads the word "Northern Spain '' in smaller letters. Page 12 of Juan's book ..... A) Had no text features. B) Had a diagram but no other text features. C) Had the table of contents only. D) Had a heading and a subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had a heading and a subheading. 25. ..... break the information up into sections. A) Headings. B) Bold print. C) Maps. D) Diagrams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Headings. 26. How can you make inferences while reading? A) By guessing randomly. B) By analyzing the information, drawing conclusions, and making logical connections. C) By ignoring the information. D) By relying on personal opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By analyzing the information, drawing conclusions, and making logical connections. 27. What is "supporting ideas" ? A) Supporting ideas are the main ideas of a text. B) Supporting ideas are irrelevant details that distract from the main idea. C) Supporting ideas are personal opinions that do not require evidence. D) Supporting ideas, facts, and other details that explain a main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporting ideas, facts, and other details that explain a main idea. 28. What is the purpose of captions in non-fiction texts? A) To entertain the reader with humorous anecdotes. B) To provide a list of references for further reading. C) To provide additional information or context about visual elements (pictures). D) To summarize the main points of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide additional information or context about visual elements (pictures). 29. What is the purpose of a glossary in a text? A) To define and explain key terms or concepts used in the text. B) To offer a list of references used in the text. C) To provide a summary of the text. D) To present the author's opinion on the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To define and explain key terms or concepts used in the text. 30. Which of the following text features identifies the topic of a specific section of the text? A) Subheading. B) Title. C) Graphics. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subheading. ← 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 8Informational Text Features Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books