This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Informational Text Features – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Informational Text Features Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. What is a heading? A) The person who wrote the book. B) The vocabulary word. C) The title of a part of a nonfiction book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The title of a part of a nonfiction book. 7. Which of the following text features is a list of the parts of a book or document in the order that they appear in the text? A) Table of contents. B) Glossary. C) Index. D) Subheading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of contents. 8. What is the purpose of an index in a text? A) To confuse readers and make the text harder to understand. B) To provide a summary of the text at the beginning. C) To make the text longer and more detailed. D) To help readers quickly locate specific information within the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help readers quickly locate specific information within the text. 9. Real events are in ..... ? A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 10. Which text feature tells the definition of some of the words in the text? A) Table of contents. B) Glossary. C) Index. D) Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glossary. 11. A list of words used in the text and their definitions. A) Glossary. B) Captions. C) Table of contents. D) Diagrams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossary. 12. Expository text is a fancy name for ..... A) Informational text. B) A literary story. C) Fictional text. D) A narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informational text. 13. Page numbers for locating specific information about the topic A) Index. B) Table of Contents. C) Glossary. D) Appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Index. 14. When you have to find evidence, which type of evidence should you find? A) The best. B) The worst. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best. 15. Where can you find an index? A) Front of a book. B) Back of a book. C) Middle of a book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Back of a book. 16. This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Table of contents. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caption. 17. Visual representation of facts and details A) Tables and graphs. B) Title. C) Timeline. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tables and graphs. 18. Juan decides to skip the chapter about Spain. He turns to Chapter 3 on Italian food. He begins reading. Which of the following is most likely true? A) Juan will have to read Chapter 2 later in order to write his report. B) Juan is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs. C) Juan is reading the book from cover to cover. D) Juan is not using text features correctly to help him find the information he needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juan is using the text features correctly to skim the text and find the information he needs. 19. This feature informs the reader of importantwords/vocabulary found within the paragraph. A) Glossary. B) Bold words. C) Captions. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bold words. 20. What is the purpose of timelines in non-fiction texts? A) To provide background information on the author. B) To analyze the themes and motifs in the text. C) To organize and present information in a chronological order. D) To highlight the main characters and their development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To organize and present information in a chronological order. 21. Where do I look to find the topics or chapters in a book? A) Table of Contents. B) Book Title. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of Contents. 22. Images to enhance the text along with a short description of the picture A) Photographs, illustrations, captions. B) Graphs, charts, tables. C) Videos, animations, diagrams. D) Text, bullet points, summaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photographs, illustrations, captions. 23. What are some common clues or evidence that can help make inferences in informational texts? A) Explicit statements or facts, implicit information or suggestions, context clues, logical reasoning, and prior knowledge. B) Random guesses, unrelated facts, contradictory statements. C) Subjective interpretations, biased sources, unsupported claims. D) Personal opinions, emotional language, irrelevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explicit statements or facts, implicit information or suggestions, context clues, logical reasoning, and prior knowledge. 24. What is acknowledgements? A) A list of sources mentioned or used by a writer in developing a text References usually appear at the end of a work. B) The glossary. C) In a piece of writing, a statement by the writer recognizing those who contributed to the piece or assisted the writer. D) The first chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a piece of writing, a statement by the writer recognizing those who contributed to the piece or assisted the writer. 25. IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE:When you walk into my bedroom there is a window facing you. To the right of that is a dresser and television and on the other side of the window is my bed. A) Spatial. B) Chronological. C) Cause and effect. D) Compare and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spatial. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInformational Text Features Quiz 1Informational 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