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Text and Graphic Features Exploration

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding text and graphic features in non-fiction texts.

Grade 3 ELA ReadingReading Comprehension StrategiesText and Graphic Features
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5

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ELAReadingText FeaturesGraphic FeaturesGrade 3
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Text and Graphic Features Exploration

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Pay close attention to how different parts of a book help you understand what you are reading.

1. Which text feature helps you find out what a book is mostly about by looking at the page numbers for each chapter?

a

Glossary

b

Index

c

Table of Contents

d

Caption

2. What is the purpose of a photograph or illustration in a non-fiction book?

a

To entertain the reader with a funny picture

b

To show what something looks like in real life

c

To tell a story with no words

d

To make the book longer

3. The   is a list of important words from the book and their meanings, usually found at the back.

4. A   tells you what a picture or photograph is about.

5. A heading helps the reader know what a section of text will be about.

T

True

F

False

6. Using bold print in a text means the word is not important.

T

True

F

False

7. Imagine you are reading a book about animals. How would a diagram help you understand what you are reading?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

Index
Map
Heading
Chart

8. A   helps you find specific information about a topic or keyword in a book, listed in alphabetical order with page numbers.

9. If you want to see where different countries are located, you would look at a  .