This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Text Features – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Text Features Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does the glossary help you? A) It helps you find pages. B) It helps you know the title. C) It defines words. D) It gives the main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It defines words. 2. Gives the definitions of some of the important words in the text A) Special Print. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 3. It displays events in the sequence when they occurred. A) DIAGRAM. B) TIMELINE. C) TABLE OF CONTENTS. D) GLOSSARY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TIMELINE. 4. Which feature is used to highlight important terms in a text? A) Bold print. B) Italics. C) Underlining. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. CHOOSE A TEXT FEATURE OF AN EXPOSITORY TEXT A) BIRDS. B) ILLUSTRATION. C) CHARACTERS. D) TITLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TITLE. 6. Which text feature gives you a picture that shows you the parts of something and how it works? A) Diagram. B) Table Of Contents. C) Bold Print. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diagram. 7. Where are bolded words located? A) Front of the book. B) Back of the book. C) Throughout the book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throughout the book. 8. Which description best matches the Table of Contents? A) Found at the front of the book; includes chapter titles and their beginning page #s. B) Organized pictoral representation of data. C) Words, usually found underneath a picture that tell more information about it. D) Found at the back of the book; includes entry words and their meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Found at the front of the book; includes chapter titles and their beginning page #s. 9. Where can you find an index in a nonfiction book? A) The front of the text. B) The back of the text. C) The middle of the text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The back of the text. 10. True/False:A heading is a text feature that provides a brief summary of the content below it. A) A) True. B) B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) True. 11. Paragraph which shows the problems inside is ..... A) Orientation. B) Evaluation. C) Complication. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complication. 12. Identifies what the text will be about A) Map. B) Caption. C) Title. D) Subheading/subtitle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Title. 13. An author uses this to help organize the information in the book. A) Captions. B) Table of Contents. C) Illustrations. D) Photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Table of Contents. 14. What is the purpose of headings in a piece of writing? A) To tell the reader what the writing is about. B) To organize information into sections. C) To list all the vocabulary words. D) To summarize the main points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To organize information into sections. 15. Text Features help us understand non-fiction by ..... A) Giving us more information about the story. B) Making the story more interesting. C) Giving us less text to read. D) Text Features don't help us at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving us more information about the story. 16. Which text feature helps a reader locate a place in the world that is related totext? A) Map. B) Diagram. C) Chart. D) Sidebar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Map. 17. What do we call the words next to a photo that give more information about the picture? A) Caption. B) Index. C) Sub-heading. D) Illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caption. 18. The words under a picture, chart, or graphic that explains what it is about. A) Subheading. B) Heading. C) Chart. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caption. 19. Located in the back of the book this feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words? A) Captions. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 20. Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order? A) Problem & Solution. B) Chronological. C) Compare/Contrast. D) Cause & Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chronological. 21. Which text feature is intended to provide a brief description of what appears in a photo or drawing? A) Font styles. B) Index. C) Charts and graphs. D) Captions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Captions. 22. Why do author's use text features in nonfiction texts? A) To help the reader understand the information better. B) To persuade the reader to skip around and just read what they want. C) To entertain the reader in different ways. D) To make sure the reader does not get bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help the reader understand the information better. 23. I want to know how many chapters and the titles and page number of each chapter of a book. Where is the best place to look? A) Heading. B) Table of contents. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Table of contents. 24. NAME THAT TEXT FEATURE!A real life picture in a text. A) Chart. B) Caption. C) Photograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photograph. 25. Why do we use maps? A) To get lost. B) To help us find places. C) To take pictures. D) To find treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help us find places. 26. A ..... would help me find the page to read about blizzards. A) Title. B) Table of contents. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Index. 27. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EXPOSITORY TEXT A) DESCRIBE/CONVINCE. B) ARGUE/DESCRIBE. C) INFORM/EXPLAIN. D) PERSUADE/INFORM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) INFORM/EXPLAIN. 28. A plot in a story is ..... A) Description of characters. B) Description of setting. C) A series of events. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A series of events. 29. A title at the head of the page or section A) Heading. B) Icon. C) Illustration. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heading. 30. This text feature is a visual that shows where something is, or where it happended. A) Map. B) Photograph. C) Diagram. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Map. 31. Which text feature is used to provide a brief explanation of a picture or illustration? A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Caption. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 32. What parts of a nonfiction book should you read in order to understand the topic better? A) Paragraphs. B) Every answer is correct. C) Headings. D) Captions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every answer is correct. 33. In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author A) Explains something that happened and the reasons why. B) Tells about events in the order they happened. C) Explains how things are similar and different. D) Describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explains something that happened and the reasons why. 34. Key Vocabulary (important words) are usually in ..... A) Bold print. B) Lowercase words. C) In the table of contents. D) Circled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bold print. 35. Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be. What is the text structure? A) Cause & Effect. B) Problem & Solution. C) Descriptitve. D) Compare & Contrast. E) Sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause & Effect. 36. I want to find out more about cheetahs in a book of wild cats. Where is the best place to find where in the book I need to look? A) Glossary. B) Caption. C) Index. D) Table of Contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Index. 37. Tells the name or certain parts of a photograph or illustration. A) Photograph. B) Labels. C) Heading. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Labels. 38. A nonfiction selection usually takes longer to read because the reader must stop and read all of the text features to make sure he/she understands what the author is trying to teach. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Titles that separate sections to organize topics A) Headings and subheadings. B) Diagrams. C) Index. D) Font styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Headings and subheadings. 40. Which text feature shows you a real life picture? A) Label. B) Illustration. C) Photograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photograph. 41. Notes the names of each chapter and gives page numbers. It is found at the beginning of a text A) Timeline. B) Side Bar. C) Glossary. D) Table of Contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table of Contents. 42. A square or other shape that has text in it; shows the reader that information is important or interesting A) Text Box. B) Index. C) Map. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text Box. 43. Expository Text Features is the way a text is organized and refers to the different forms the author uses to organize the text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. Tells names or parts of a photograph or illustration. A) Text box. B) Time line. C) Label. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Label. 45. Which text feature names a part of something? Hint:Usually a part of a diagram A) Label. B) Photograph. C) Bold Print. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Label. 46. While researching my favorite sport, I clicked the ..... and the computer took me to a website all about soccer. A) Diagram. B) Glossary. C) Heading. D) Hyperlink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperlink. 47. Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used? Have you ever made macaroni and cheese? It's simple! First, boil some water and make some macaroni. Then, make your cheese sauce. After the cheese sauce is ready, mix it with the macaroni. Bake the entire thing in the oven. Finally, it's time to eat! A) Sequence. B) Compare and contrast. C) Description. D) Problem and solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sequence. 48. It helps the reader find key topics in the text in the order they are presented. A) DIAGRAM. B) GLOSSARY. C) TABLE OF CONTENTS. D) INDEX. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TABLE OF CONTENTS. 49. Which feature is a text feature? A) Chart. B) Map. C) Graph. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caption. 50. What do we call words near a picture or photograph that help readers better understand it? A) Captions. B) Labels. C) Pictures. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Captions. 51. What is the function of a heading in a text? A) To summarize the entire text. B) To provide a detailed explanation. C) To list references. D) To introduce a new section or topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To introduce a new section or topic. 52. ..... lists in alphabetical order the page numbers of key topics found within the nonfiction book. It is at the back of the book. A) Index. B) Glossary. C) References. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Index. 53. The words at the top of the page that tell you what the next section will be about is called the ..... A) Labels. B) Index. C) Heading. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heading. 54. Which text feature provides additional information about a picture or illustration? A) Index. B) Subheading. C) Caption. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 55. What does a glossary have? A) Name of the author. B) Topics and page numbers. C) Explains a picture. D) Words and their definitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Words and their definitions. 56. Headings often tell us what the next section is going to ..... on. A) Focus. B) Rely. C) Work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus. 57. Which text feature is used to highlight important information in a text? A) Bold print. B) Footnote. C) Bibliography. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bold print. 58. Help readers understand where something is or how something is set up A) Caption. B) Map. C) Graphic. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Map. 59. Helps you figure out the pronunciation of a word, key words are defined, generally found in the back of the book. A) Index. B) Table of contents. C) Glossary. D) Timelines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 60. Where would you find a caption? A) In the glossary. 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