This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Informational Text Features – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Informational Text Features Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What text feature explains what is in a picture? A) Heading. B) Subheading. C) Caption. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caption. 2. What type of writing considers similarities and differences. A) Description. B) Order and Sequence. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Cause and Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare and Contrast. 3. Shows drawings or examples A) Diagrams. B) Maps. C) Illustrations. D) Photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illustrations. 4. The table of contents will ..... ? A) Give you the definition of an important word. B) Tell you where to find important words. C) Explain what the photograph is about. D) List the chapters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) List the chapters. 5. The name of a section of a text that tells readers what is coming in that section. A) Footnote. B) Heading. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heading. 6. Provides additional information that is not important to the text, but is supplemental. A) Index. B) Table of contents. C) Bulleted list. D) Sidebar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sidebar. 7. These are used to organize lists or summarize main points of a chapter. A) Subtitles. B) Bullet points. C) Color variations. D) Timelines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bullet points. 8. Which of these text features would BEST help a reader understand the process of making a bookshelf? A) A chart listing different kinds of bookshelves. B) A text box describing of the layout of a library. C) A diagram of a classroom. D) Photographs showing the different steps of making a bookshelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photographs showing the different steps of making a bookshelf. 9. Which signal words might you find in a CAUSE/EFFECT text structure? A) Characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including. B) However, on the other hand, similar to, different from. C) One reason for, solve, because, may be due to, a problem. D) Because, this is why, so, consequently, as a result, if then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because, this is why, so, consequently, as a result, if then. 10. Tells the chapter contents of the book and what page number they are on A) Headings. B) Table of contents. C) Title page. D) Captions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Table of contents. 11. What is the purpose of headings and subheadings in an informational text? A) To provide detailed explanations. B) To organize content and indicate main topics. C) To offer definitions of complex terms. D) To list references and sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To organize content and indicate main topics. 12. This type of writing gives information step by step. A) Cause and Effect. B) Problem and Solution. C) Order and Sequence. D) Compare and Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Order and Sequence. 13. A small heading under a main heading ..... gives the topic of 1 part of text A) Glossary. B) Subheading. C) Table of contents. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subheading. 14. Where can you find italicized text in a text? A) On a road sign. B) In a math textbook. C) In a cookbook. D) In a word processing software or by using HTML tags. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a word processing software or by using HTML tags. 15. What are some strategies or techniques that can be used to improve inference skills? A) Avoiding critical thinking. B) Ignoring key information. C) Analyzing the context, making connections between ideas, identifying key information, drawing conclusions based on evidence, and practicing critical thinking. D) Memorizing facts and information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyzing the context, making connections between ideas, identifying key information, drawing conclusions based on evidence, and practicing critical thinking. 16. What is the "heading" in a text? A) A summary of the text's content. B) A list of references used in the text. C) Words at the top of the text that give the subject or topic. D) A conclusion drawn from the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words at the top of the text that give the subject or topic. 17. The text talks about similarities and difference between people, places, things, etc. A) Problem and solution. B) Sequence. C) Description. D) Compare and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare and contrast. 18. Which of the following groups of words best goes with chronological order? A) Then, First, Second, Finally. B) After, Because Of, As A Result, Therefore. C) Alike, Different, Similar, Both. D) Issue, Dilemma, Fix, Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then, First, Second, Finally. 19. What is the purpose of a caption? A) Identifies the topic of the text or tells us what it's about. B) Shows the location in an image form of a place. C) Explains what a photograph or illustration is about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explains what a photograph or illustration is about. 20. Give an example of an inference that can be made from a graph or chart in an informational text. A) Determining the trend or pattern of the data. B) Predicting future data points based on the graph or chart. C) Calculating the average of the data. D) Identifying the source of the data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determining the trend or pattern of the data. 21. What is the difference between an index and a glossary? A) There is no difference. B) A glossary shows what page a word can be found on. The index tells the definition of the word. C) The glossary shows a picture with a caption. D) The glossary shows the meaning of a word and the index shows what page to find a word on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The glossary shows the meaning of a word and the index shows what page to find a word on. 22. A description under a picture is called what? A) Key Word. B) Title. C) Heading. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caption. 23. Shows data about the topic A) Charts, graphs, tables. B) Text descriptions. C) Audio recordings. D) Photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charts, graphs, tables. 24. A flat image of an area that shows where something is located. A) Map. B) Diagram. C) Index. D) Subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Map. 25. An image drawn by hand or digitally. A) Diagram. B) Photograph. C) Illustration. D) Map. 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