This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Informational Text Features – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Informational Text Features Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... tells the reader specific information in relation to a photograph or illustration within a text A) Bold & Italicized words. B) Sub heading. C) Caption. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 2. Which text feature helps readers quickly locate specific information within a book? A) Table of Contents. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Sidebar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Index. 3. Pictures with labels. A) Map. B) Photograph. C) Illustration. D) Diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diagram. 4. What is an image taken with a camera called? A) Illustration. B) Diagram. C) Table. D) Photograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photograph. 5. What text feature gives thedefinitions of important vocabulary words? A) Captions. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 6. Writers of most stories, biographies, autobiographies, and historical writing use ..... , telling about events in the order those events occurred. A) Sequence. B) Cause and effect. C) Choronological. D) Descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choronological. 7. Which signal words might you find in a DESCRIPTIVE text structure? A) First, next, last, before, after, dates and years. B) Because, this is why, so, consequently, As a result. C) Characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including. D) However, on the other hand, similar to, different from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including. 8. . In a COMPARE and CONTRAST text structure, the author ..... A) Explains something that happened and the REASONS WHY. B) Explains how things are SIMILAR and DIFFERENT. C) Tells about events in the ORDER they happened. D) Describes a PROBLEM and then explains how someone solved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explains how things are SIMILAR and DIFFERENT. 9. The table of contents is a print text feature that can be found at the back of the book. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Choose the correct text structure for the paragraph:While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes. A) Description. B) Order and Sequence. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Problem and Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare and Contrast. 11. What can you infer about the availability of books before the invention of the printing press? A) Books were easy to find and inexpensive. B) Books were rare and only available to the wealthy. C) Everyone had access to books. D) Books were mostly written by scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books were rare and only available to the wealthy. 12. If a paragraph does NOT have a topic sentence, the key details in that paragraph should support ..... A) The visuals. B) The heading. C) The sidebar. D) The topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The heading. 13. Located at the front of the book ..... lists parts of the book and their page #s A) Table of contents. B) Glossary. C) Index. D) Visual aid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of contents. 14. Entertain means ..... A) To make people scared. B) To make people sad. C) To make people enjoy something. D) To go to the circus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make people enjoy something. 15. Usually names the topic A) Title/Topic. B) Summary. C) Introduction. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title/Topic. 16. Which sentence best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A) The printing press made books more expensive. B) The printing press increased access to knowledge and changed society. C) Johannes Gutenberg was a famous scientist. D) Digital technology is more important than the printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The printing press increased access to knowledge and changed society. 17. What can you infer about the importance of the water cycle? A) It is not important for life on Earth. B) It helps distribute fresh water to living things. C) It only affects oceans. D) It is only important for scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps distribute fresh water to living things. 18. What is the purpose of bullet points in non-fiction texts? A) To confuse readers with unnecessary information. B) To provide a visual representation of data or information. C) To add decorative elements to the text. D) To highlight key points or ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To highlight key points or ideas. 19. What is the purpose of maps in non-fiction texts? A) To provide historical context. B) To analyze data trends. C) To illustrate concepts or ideas. D) To visually represent geographical information or spatial relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To visually represent geographical information or spatial relationships. 20. This text feature are colored or bolded words throughout the text A) Vocab words. B) Subheading. C) Sidebar. D) Vocab words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vocab words. 21. What information would you expect to find in a caption? A) The author's biography. B) A description of what is happening in a picture. C) A list of other books by the author. D) The table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A description of what is happening in a picture. 22. How does the use of problem-and-solution structure contribute to the author's purpose? A) It helps the reader understand the challenges facing rainforests and the actions being taken to address them. B) It makes the passage more poetic. C) It describes a fictional story. D) It lists events in random order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps the reader understand the challenges facing rainforests and the actions being taken to address them. 23. A list of words and/or phrases from the text with page numbers beside them, so readers can find these things in the text. A) Index. B) Title. C) Cutaways. D) Headings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Index. 24. What text feature tells us the name of a book? A) Title. B) Heading. C) Subheading. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 25. Why would an author include illustrations? A) To expand the meaning of the text. B) To make the reader laugh. C) To demonstrate his artistic abilities. D) To represent information in a different way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To expand the meaning of the text. 26. Which of the following text features helps to organize information in a logical sequence? A) Table of contents. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of contents. 27. This text feature explains or gives more information about what is going on in the picture. A) Caption. B) Heading. C) Subheading. D) Footnote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caption. 28. It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.What is the author's purpose? A) To entertain with a story about school. B) To teach you how to get good grades. C) To persuade you to work hard in school. D) To explain the best colleges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade you to work hard in school. 29. This type of writing includes many adjectives, examples, or characteristics. A) Description. B) Order and Sequence. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Problem and Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 30. Provide an example of an inference that can be made from a photograph in an informational text. A) The photograph was taken by a professional photographer. B) The photograph was taken at night. C) The subject of the photograph is not real. D) The subject of the photograph is present in the location where the photo was taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The subject of the photograph is present in the location where the photo was taken. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInformational Text Features Quiz 2Informational Text Features Quiz 3Informational Text Features Quiz 4Informational Text Features Quiz 5Informational Text Features Quiz 6Informational Text Features Quiz 7Informational Text Features Quiz 8Informational Text Features Quiz 9Informational Text Features Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books