This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Text Features – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Text Features Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does a map function as a text feature? A) It introduces the main characters. B) It provides a visual representation of geographical information. C) It lists the chapters in a book. D) It summarizes the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides a visual representation of geographical information. 2. What type of text feature is an illustration or photo that includes labels with names that make up its parts? A) Font styles. B) Diagram. C) Charts and graphs. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diagram. 3. What is the function of a caption in a text? A) To list the sources of information. B) To provide a conclusion. C) To summarize the text. D) To describe an image or illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To describe an image or illustration. 4. Which nonfiction text feature tells readers what a section of the text is going to be about? A) Heading. B) Map. C) Illustration. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heading. 5. Which text feature matches the following definition:A list of sections in the book and what page they will be on A) Glossary. B) Special Print. C) Heading. D) Table of Contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table of Contents. 6. What kind of book contains text features? A) Poetry. B) Non-fiction. C) Drama. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-fiction. 7. What is compare and contrast text structure? A) A text structure that shows how two or more things are similar and different. B) A text structure that provides details and examples to explain a topic. C) A text structure that presents events in the order they occur. D) A text structure that explains why something happens and what the outcome is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A text structure that shows how two or more things are similar and different. 8. Where can you find the index? A) This is not a text feature. B) Back of the book. C) Front of the book. D) Middle of the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Back of the book. 9. Words or phrases written in different styles to draw attention to something. EX:bold, italics, highlighting A) Charts and graphs. B) Headings and subheadings. C) Font styles. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Font styles. 10. Are text feature important? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. What information could a reader learn about a text from the title? A) What their favorite part is going to be. B) What the text will mainly be about. C) The ending of a text. D) The conflict and the resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What the text will mainly be about. 12. Which text feature helps you notice important words? A) Diagram. B) Caption. C) Bold Print. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bold Print. 13. CHOOSE A TEXT FEATURE OF A NARRATIVE TEXT A) TABLE OF CONTENT. B) ILLUSTRATOR'S NAME. C) DIAGRAMS. D) PHOTOGRAPHS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ILLUSTRATOR'S NAME. 14. What is the purpose of a sidebar? A) To give the reader more information that is not in the text?. B) To name parts of a picture. C) To explain a photograph. D) To tell you the name of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give the reader more information that is not in the text?. 15. Which text feature tells the reader the topic of the text? A) Captions. B) Tables. C) Titles. D) Diagrams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Titles. 16. What is an alphabetical list of almost everything in the text, with page numbers? A) Labels. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Index. 17. What is the purpose of a table of contents in a book? A) To provide definitions of key terms. B) To list chapters and their page numbers. C) To summarize each chapter. D) To give detailed explanations of images. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To list chapters and their page numbers. 18. Which keywords would most likely be used in a text using chronological text structure? A) Before, in the beginning, next, last, after. B) Similar, differences, both, alike. C) Since, because, if, as a result of. D) For example, characteristics, for instance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before, in the beginning, next, last, after. 19. What would you predict/infer from the text feature "bold words?" A) Someone yelling at you!. B) Funniest part of the story. C) Colors of the rainbow. D) Important vocabulary word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Important vocabulary word. 20. Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different? A) Problem & Solution. B) Compare/Contrast. C) Cause & Effect. D) Chronological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare/Contrast. 21. Importantwords are usually? (Choose all that apply) A) Circled. B) Bolded. C) Lowercase words. D) In the table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bolded. 22. In a book she's reading, Ms. Flora sees a [blank], or a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. A) Vocabulary word. B) Diagram. C) Table. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diagram. 23. Choose the signal words that indicate problem and solution. A) First, last, next, after. B) Cause, as a result of, consequently. C) Compare, similar, both, alike. D) Threat, difficulty, possibility, hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Threat, difficulty, possibility, hope. 24. Identify the text structure:I failed two of my classes as a result this led to after-school tutorials and extra homework. A) Description. B) Cause and effect. C) Problem and solution. D) Chronological. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Problem and solution. 25. What do you call the main writing on a page? A) Italic. B) Boldface. C) Text. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text. 26. A real image that shows what something looks like A) Index. B) Illustration. C) Map. D) Photograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photograph. 27. Where would you look in a non-fiction, expository text on World War II, to find when an important battle occurred? A) Sidebar or heading. B) Text or timeline. C) Any or all of these places. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any or all of these places. 28. Which text feature is a drawing that shows basic shapes of land and other geographic features? A) Timeline. B) Table. C) Map. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Map. 29. Tells the definition or meaning of bold words in the text. A) Table of contents. B) Glossary. C) Heading. D) Labels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glossary. 30. What is the function of a table of contents? A) To summarize each chapter. B) To list chapters and their page numbers. C) To define difficult words. D) To provide a bibliography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To list chapters and their page numbers. 31. Which text feature helps readers find specific information quickly? A) Preface. B) Bibliography. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Index. 32. Identify the text structure:There are plenty of games you can play during recess. For example, you can go down the slide, sit on the swings, play hopscotch, and tag. In fact, you can make new friends during this time. A) Description. B) Cause and effect. C) Problem and solution. D) Compare and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 33. The "Mini Dictionary" that is often found at the end of a non fiction book is called the ..... A) Glossary. B) Table of Contents. C) Mini Dictionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossary. 34. Helps us visualize the ideas we are reading about in the main text A) Glossary. B) Text Box. C) Photographs & illustrations. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photographs & illustrations. 35. Which text feature helps readers understand the meaning of difficult words by providing definitions? A) Table of contents. B) Glossary. C) Index. D) Bibliography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glossary. 36. What is an image? A) A topic. B) A vocabulary word. C) A picture. D) A title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A picture. 37. This text feature gives information in a visual way. A) Textbox. B) Timeline. C) Caption. D) Photograph/illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photograph/illustration. 38. In a text, which structure is used to show how two or more things are similar and different? A) Sequence. B) Cause & Effect. C) Compare & Contrast. D) Problem & Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare & Contrast. 39. Which text feature would you use to find specific information quickly in a book? A) Foreword. B) Preface. C) Index. D) Appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Index. 40. Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why? A) Chronological. B) Cause & Effect. C) Problem & Solution. D) Compare/Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause & Effect. 41. What is the role of a caption in a text? A) To list sources. B) To introduce a new section. C) To provide information about an image. D) To define terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide information about an image. 42. Explains what a photograph or illustration is about. A) Map. B) Caption. C) Labels. D) Photograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caption. 43. Which text feature would you use to find the meaning of a specific term? A) Table of Contents. B) Index. C) Bibliography. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glossary. 44. NAME THAT TEXT FEATURE!This can be found at the beginning of a book, right after the title page, and shows the chapter names and page numbers. A) Table of contents. B) Illustration. C) Text box. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of contents. 45. What is the purpose of bold text in a piece of writing? A) To point out important terms to the reader. B) To summarize the main points. C) To organize information into sections. D) To list all the vocabulary words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To point out important terms to the reader. 46. What role does a timeline play in a text? A) It defines key terms. B) It provides a visual representation of events in chronological order. C) It highlights important quotes. D) It lists the main ideas of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides a visual representation of events in chronological order. 47. Type that is slanted to one side. A) Graph. B) Italics. C) Boldface. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 48. What is the author? A) The person who wrote the book. B) The name of the book. C) The definition of a word. D) The main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The person who wrote the book. 49. Which text feature would you use to find the definition of a term? A) Index. B) Glossary. C) Preface. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glossary. 50. Draws readers attention to important terms or concepts A) Diagram. B) Glossar. C) Title. D) Bold face print/colored text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bold face print/colored text. 51. What is the purpose of a caption in a text? A) To explain what is shown in a picture. B) To provide a summary of the text. C) To list the chapters in a book. D) To define difficult words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain what is shown in a picture. 52. What is the purpose of a sidebar in a piece of writing? A) To summarize the main points. B) To organize information into sections. C) To point out important terms to the reader. D) To contain information that doesn't fit elsewhere in the piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To contain information that doesn't fit elsewhere in the piece. 53. Helps to identify sections that provide additional details and supporting information A) Index. B) Picture. C) Subheading. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subheading. 54. These help readers see exactly what something or someone looks like. A) Quotes. B) Illustration. C) Caption. D) Graphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illustration. 55. What is the purpose of the title in a piece of writing? A) To list all the vocabulary words. B) To summarize the main points. C) To organize information into sections. D) To tell the reader what the writing is about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To tell the reader what the writing is about. 56. Which text feature is used to organize information in a visual format, often using rows and columns? A) Diagram. B) Chart. C) Graph. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table. 57. This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. It tells you what you see in the picture. A) Caption. B) Glossary. C) Table of contents. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caption. 58. Where is the Table of Contents located? A) Front of the book. B) Back of the book. C) Throughout the book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Front of the book. 59. This feature is used to show one or more locations/ geographical regions. A) Glossary. B) Maps. C) Captions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maps. 60. There is a list of words in the book that tell me the meanings of some of the words I didn't know. This is called a A) Table of contents. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Bold words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesText Features Quiz 2Text Features Quiz 3Text Features Quiz 4Text Features Quiz 5Text Features Quiz 6Text Features Quiz 7Text Features Quiz 8Text Features Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books