This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Text Features – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Text Features Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Calls attention to new and important words A) Bold Print. B) Photograph. C) Glossary. D) Italic Print. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bold Print. 2. What is an example of Illustrations in a text? A) A drawing in a story. B) A table of pages. C) A list of words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A drawing in a story. 3. This feature will list the important words or topics in alphabetical order and give you the page number to find the word. A) Glossary. B) Table of contents. C) Index. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Index. 4. What is the difference between a illustration and picture? A) A picture is taken with a camera. B) An illustration is drawn. C) An illustration is drawn and a picture is taken with a real camera. D) There is no difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An illustration is drawn and a picture is taken with a real camera. 5. A researcher is looking through an old textbook and encounters the word oligarchy in italics. He doesn't know the meaning of the word. Where in the book might he find the definition? A) Headings and subheadings. B) Table of contents. C) Glossary. D) Diagrams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 6. Why do nonfiction authors use text features? A) Text features make the article more interesting. B) Text features help organize the text. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 7. This alphabetically lists new or important words and tells what they mean A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Caption. D) Table of Contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossary. 8. Visually shows the passage of time in a line. A) Map. B) Chart. C) Time line. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time line. 9. Mrs. Bauer doesn't understand what's happening in a picture in her book. What can she do? A) Look for a graph. B) Look in the table of contents. C) Stare at it for three minutes. D) Read the caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read the caption. 10. Which text feature is used to show the sequence of events? A) Timeline. B) Caption. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timeline. 11. Choose the signal words that indicate chronological order. A) First, next, finally, 8:30, after. B) Cause, effect, as a result of, because. C) Problem, solution, promise, struggle. D) Compare, contrast, similar, different. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First, next, finally, 8:30, after. 12. What is the function of a sidebar in a text? A) To list references. B) To summarize the entire text. C) To provide additional information related to the main text. D) To introduce new vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide additional information related to the main text. 13. Divides the text into sections and tells what those sections will be about. A) Table of contents. B) Headings. C) Maps. D) Captions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Headings. 14. Which text feature helps you find the meaning of a word in a text? A) Table of Contents. B) Index. C) Heading. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glossary. 15. Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?Park School had a terrible problem. Every day at recess, students would argue over the slides. Teachers had to spend time every day taking care of the arguments. Finally, one teacher came up with a great solution. They bought another set of slides that everyone could enjoy. A) Problem and solution. B) Cause and effect. C) Compare and contrast. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem and solution. 16. Apple pie is sweet and delicious. It has a light brown flaky crust with apples and brown sugar cooked inside. A) Description. B) Cause and Effect. C) Sequence. D) Problem and Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 17. The ..... is at the beginning of a section in a nonfiction book. It tells us what the section is about. A) Heading. B) Introduction. C) Subheading. D) Vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heading. 18. What is the function of a timeline? A) To help readers visualize what happened. B) To help readers understand the time it took for something to happen. C) To give you the main idea. D) It has no function. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help readers understand the time it took for something to happen. 19. In a non-fiction book, where would you most likely find a list of specialized terms and their definitions? A) Preface. B) Table of Contents. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 20. What is the role of captions in a text? A) To provide a summary of the text. B) To explain images or illustrations. C) To list chapters and their page numbers. D) To define key terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To explain images or illustrations. 21. What are captions? A) An alphabetical list of almost everything in the text, with page numbers. B) Helps the reader identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented. C) Words written close to a picture or photograph to help the reader understand the picture or photograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words written close to a picture or photograph to help the reader understand the picture or photograph. 22. What text feature will tell you the definition of important words? A) Index. B) Glossary. C) Diagram. D) Front cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glossary. 23. "I completely forgot to do my homework, so I got a zero for today." A) Sequence. B) Problem and Solution. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Cause and Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause and Effect. 24. Which text feature helps readers locate specific information quickly in a book? A) Glossary. B) Table of Contents. C) Bibliography. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Index. 25. Which text feature helps readers locate specific information quickly? A) Title. B) Glossary. C) Table of Contents. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Index. 26. NAME THAT TEXT FEATURE!This shows the parts of something, and has labels. A) Diagram. B) Caption. C) Glossary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diagram. 27. What is the purpose of a photograph? A) Emphasize an important word. B) Tell the reader what the photograph is of. C) Tell the reader the central idea of the section. D) Show the reader something visually from the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Show the reader something visually from the text. 28. Identify the Text Structure:The Magic Kingdom is the first built of four theme parks at Walt Disney World. It opened on October 1971, and the park features rides and shows related to major Disney characters and fairy tales. Symbols of The Magic Kingdom include Cinderella's Castle, Main Street USA, and rides like the famous Space Mountain coaster. A) Description. B) Cause & Effect. C) Compare & Contrast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 29. What words are usually in a different type of print in the article? A) Main Ideas. B) Vocabulary. C) Context Clues. D) Definitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vocabulary. 30. What is a Sequence text structure? A) Point out the likeness and/or differences among facts, people, or events. B) Order of time. C) How facts or events happen or come into being because of other facts or events. D) Steps or the order they occur. 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