This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Text Features – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Text Features Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which text feature is set apart from the main text (usually located on the side or bottom of the page) and elaborates on a detail mentioned in the text? A) Sidebar. B) Index. C) Map. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sidebar. 2. NAME THAT TEXT FEATURE!The words on a diagram that tell you what each part is called. A) Labels. B) Bold print. C) Table of contents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Labels. 3. A glossary is found: A) At the front of the book. B) At the bottom of the pages. C) In the middle of the book. D) At the back of the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the back of the book. 4. Generic structure of narrative text is ..... A) Issue-argument-recommendation. B) Orientation-complication-resolution. C) Statement-explanation-closing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Orientation-complication-resolution. 5. This text feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. A) Table of contents. B) Glossary. C) Caption. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 6. Organizes facts and numbers so they're easier to read. A) Illustration. B) Graphs/tables. C) Labels. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphs/tables. 7. Tells the names of the chapters and the page they can be found on. It is located at the beginning of the book. A) Title. B) Table of Contents. C) Map. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Table of Contents. 8. What is the function of an index in a book? A) To provide a list of topics and their page numbers. B) To summarize each chapter. C) To offer a preview of the book. D) To define key terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide a list of topics and their page numbers. 9. ..... from reliable sources (ex. Educated people like doctors) or specific statistics (numbers) are a feature of nonfiction that gives readers specific details about a topic A) Illustrations. B) Quotes. C) Graphics. D) Maps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotes. 10. Cassie has designed a new kind of light bulb that she believes will be energy efficient and less expensive. She wants to patent the design so that others can't copy it. She needs to draw a picture of the light bulb and explain the key components. Which text feature will she use? A) Headings and subheadings. B) Table fo contents. C) Glossary. D) Diagrams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diagrams. 11. A ..... tells the reader specific information in relation to a photograph in a text. A) Glossary. B) Subheading. C) Caption. D) Bold & italicized words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 12. What text feature is found near a photograph or illustration and explains what is happening/going on in the photograph or illustration? A) Index. B) Label. C) Glossary. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caption. 13. What is a caption in a text? A) A brief explanation accompanying an illustration. B) A chapter summary. C) A list of references. D) A title of a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brief explanation accompanying an illustration. 14. Lists the major parts of the book along with their page numbers, helps readers to locate information in a book or magazine and see how everything is organized, located in the front of the book. A) Title. B) Captions. C) Glossary. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table of contents. 15. If you organize an event, you A) Plan it. B) Go to it. C) Practice it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plan it. 16. Which text feature helps readers understand the meaning of difficult words in a text? A) Table of Contents. B) Index. C) Caption. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glossary. 17. What are examples of Text FEATURES? A) Context clues and reading the questions first. B) Pictures, headings, timelines, & maps that help us understand more about the reading. C) The overall way the text is organized. D) Cause/Effect, Chronological, & Compare and Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pictures, headings, timelines, & maps that help us understand more about the reading. 18. What does the index have? A) Topics and pages. B) Images and maps. C) Words and defintions. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topics and pages. 19. NAME THAT TEXT FEATURE!This can be found at the end of a non-fiction book, and shows you a list of important words from the story in ABC order, and what pages you can find them on. A) Glossary. B) Table of contents. C) Index. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Index. 20. These are words, phrases, or sentences that help the reader understand a picture, photograph or illustration. A) CAPTIONS. B) DIAGRAM. C) TABLE OF CONTENTS. D) CHART AND TABLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CAPTIONS. 21. Why is a map important in nonfiction texts? A) They show locations for topics being discussed. B) They tell you information about a picture. C) They pinpoint an object in a picture. D) They tell us about frogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They show locations for topics being discussed. 22. Which of the following words should be in a different type of print to signal to the reader they are important?"Bats use echo location to navigate the night skies and locate food." A) Use. B) Food. C) Echo. D) Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Echo. 23. What is the function of a subheading in a text? A) To introduce the main topic. B) To conclude the text. C) To list references. D) To provide additional details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide additional details. 24. Which of the following text features helps readers understand the main idea of a section by providing a brief summary at the beginning? A) Index. B) Caption. C) Heading. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heading. 25. Bold words are ..... words. A) Black. B) Bold. C) Dark. D) Important. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Important. 26. This is a hand drawn picture that helps the reader visualize the text. A) Diagram. B) Illustration. C) Photograph. D) Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illustration. 27. NAME THAT TEXT FEATURE!The words on the front of a book, that tell you what you will be reading about. A) Title. B) Diagram. C) Photograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 28. How does an index help you? A) It tells you how many words the book has. B) It tells you where to go in the text to find specific information on the topic. C) It tells you who wrote the book and took the photographs. D) It tells you the names of the chapters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It tells you where to go in the text to find specific information on the topic. 29. Shows you new or important words in darkened print A) Glossary. B) Italics. C) Bold. D) Label. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bold. 30. In which part of a book would you find the meaning of a word? A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Appendix. D) Table of Contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossary. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesText Features Quiz 1Text Features Quiz 2Text Features Quiz 3Text Features Quiz 4Text Features Quiz 5Text Features Quiz 6Text Features Quiz 7Text Features Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books