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Know Your Text Features!

Quiz by Kristy Loveday

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  • Q1
    Words that are in boldface or italic are
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    words or phrases that are important to understand
    show relationship to the larger world
    show the author's point of view
    not important
    30s
  • Q2
    An author might use ________________________ to add emphasis to a word.
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    graphics
    white space
    underlining
    sidebar
    30s
  • Q3
    This text feature is sometimes used to show the beginning of a paragraph or to set some text apart from the rest of the passage. It is moved farther to the right than the other text.
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    bulleted list
    heading
    indentation
    subheading
    30s
  • Q4
    A bulleted list
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    displays a list of items.
    displays a list of items where the order IS important.
    easily displays a list of items where the order of the items IS NOT important.
    Make the passage easier to read.
    30s
  • Q5
    A "title" that shows the main idea of an entire passage or article is called
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    a subheading.
    a heading.
    a caption.
    a text box.
    30s
  • Q6
    Subheadings are
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    rarely used in non-fiction passages.
    a “title” under the heading to further break a text into sections.
    bulleted lists.
    important for showing the main idea of an entire passage.
    30s
  • Q7
    Extra spaces between text to separate it into sections so the reader can find information easily are called
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    between spaces.
    white space.
    space.
    blank space.
    30s
  • Q8
    Visuals that help the reader understand concepts presented in the text are called
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    headings
    graphics
    visual representations
    captions
    30s
  • Q9
    Maps, charts, diagrams, tables, and timelines are all examples of different types of
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    captions.
    graphics.
    pictures.
    information.
    30s
  • Q10
    Text under a graphic that gives an explanation of the graphic is called a
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    caption
    subheading
    heading
    title
    30s
  • Q11
    Vertical (up and down) sections of text that are easier to read than text that stretches across the entire page are known as
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    columns.
    white space.
    textboxes.
    side sections.
    30s
  • Q12
    A box of text that gives you side information related to the topic of the text you are reading; sometimes this is additional information; sometimes it is interesting facts or trivia about your topic.
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    Sidebar or column
    Textbox or passage
    Sidebar or textbox
    Textbox or text space
    30s
  • Q13
    A picture used to explain or decorate a text.
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    caption
    diagram
    illustration
    map
    30s
  • Q14
    A printed note at the bottom of a page of text that provides needed information is called a
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    heading.
    footnote.
    footer.
    subheading.
    30s

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