TEXT FEATURES PRACTICE ASSESSMENT

1 TEXT FEATURES PRACTICE ASSESSMENTT hursday, February 16, 2012 Special text feature is used when the word saliva appears in bold print?A) caption C) headingA)font changes D) sidebarThursday, February 16, 2012 Special text2. Why did the author choose to put saliva in bold text?A) To make the paragraph attractive and easy to ) Draw the reader s attention to an important wordC) Point out the main idea of the paragraph or ) Help the reader visualize the information. Thursday, February 16, 20123. This graph is an example of which text feature ?A) Sidebar C) GraphicB) White Space D) ColumnThursday, February 16, 20124. The purpose of graphics (such as graphs, tables, pictures, or maps) is toA) Help the reader visualize important informationB) Describe what is found in a photo or illustrationC) Separate text into sections based on main ideasD) Show information that occurs in a certain orderBONUS QUESTION #1 Name a class you are currently taking that would often use graphs like the one pictured to the , February 16, 20125.

2 The text feature found below the snake photograph is called a(an)A)font change C) captionB) white space D) sidebarThursday, February 16, purpose of the text feature below the photo is A) To show the main idea of the article to the ) To convince the reader that snakes are dangerousC) To provide an explanation of the photoD) To inform the reader about the history of , February 16, 20127. What is the text feature indicated with the red box and arrow?50%A) HeadingB) CaptionC) SidebarD) GraphicThursday, February 16, 20128. What is the author s purpose for the text feature inside the red box? 50%A) To show the main idea of the first ) To provide info not found in the textC) To show the main idea of the ) To establish where an event happens and how far , February 16, 20129. What text feature is used in the red boxes? A) SidebarB) ColumnC) White SpaceD) SubheadingThursday, February 16, 201210.

3 What is the purpose of these subheadings?A) To help the reader understand the author s opinionB) To help the reader visualize the informationC) To help the reader find the main ideas in each sectionD) To help the reader place events in orderThursday, February 16, text feature is shown in the red box?A)Numbered ListB)Bulleted ListC)GraphicD)CaptionThursday, February 16, 201212. The author uses this text feature to showA)How a cell phone can get )How to remove a SIM card from your phoneC) The dangers of swimming with your phoneD)The proper steps in saving your cell phone when , February 16, 201213. The text feature in the yellow box is called a(an)A) captionB) diagram C) timelineD) sidebarThursday, February 16, 201214. This article is about the increase in students using the internet. What is the purpose of the text feature in the yellow box?A) To show the number of teens using the internetB) To persuade the reader to use the internet A)To add color and make the article prettyB)To persuade the reader to make a Facebook pageThursday, February 16, 201215.

4 What text feature is used on the list to the left?A) Numbered ListB) White SpaceA)CaptionsB)Bulleted ListThursday, February 16, 201216. What does this bulleted list tell you about the items on the list?A) They are in a specific order that must be ) They are items that are not very )They are not in any particular orderB)They are items that can only be bought at one specific storeThursday, February 16, text feature appears before each subheading (see arrows)?A) White SpaceB) Font ChangesC) Bulleted ListD) Numbered ListThursday, February 16, 201218. What is the purpose of the text feature indicated by the arrows?A) To separate text and make sections easy to findB) To emphasize important wordsC) To show information not provided in the articleD) To show which ideas are unimportantThursday, February 16, 20121. Which text feature refers to vertical sections of text, such as the section in the black box?

5 (I added the box!)A) White SpaceB) ColumnC) SidebarD) Font ChangeThursday, February 16, 201220. What is the purpose of this text feature ?A) To make text look shorter and less intimidating to readB) To show items in a special orderC) To show the main ideas of textD) To show that Will Smith is a fantastic actorThursday, February 16, which heading might you find information on Will s childhood chores? A) Hard Work at HomeB) Early FameC) Movie MagicD) How He Does ItThursday, February 16, 2012graphs22. What purpose would this have in an article about tourism in Antarctica? helps readers visualize the changes in tourist numbers from 1992 until helps tourists decide when to visit gives reasons not to visit Antarctica in the informs the reader of reasons to visit , February 16, 2012