Informational Text Features Quiz

Grade 3 · English · Quiz

Practice identifying and using nonfiction text features.

Questions

1. A heading in a nonfiction book is most like:

   1. a caption under a photo
   2. a chapter title that tells you what the section covers
   3. a definition in the glossary
   4. a page number
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   Answer: a chapter title that tells you what the section covers

   Headings announce topics at the start of sections, just like mini-titles.

2. The index is found at the FRONT of a nonfiction book.

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   Answer: False

   The index is at the BACK of the book. The table of contents is at the front.

3. The words next to a photograph that explain what you are looking at is called a ___.

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   Answer: caption

   Captions appear next to images and explain what the reader is seeing.

4. You want to find every page in a book that mentions 'bald eagle.' Which text feature should you use?

   1. Table of contents
   2. Heading
   3. Index
   4. Glossary
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   Answer: Index

   The index is alphabetical and lists every page where a topic appears.

5. A glossary is best described as:

   1. a list of chapters
   2. a labeled drawing
   3. a mini-dictionary of key words
   4. a list of page numbers
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   Answer: a mini-dictionary of key words

   A glossary defines important vocabulary found in the book.

6. Text features like diagrams and charts help readers understand information visually.

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   Answer: True

   Visual features make complex information accessible by showing rather than just telling.

7. The alphabetical feature at the back of a book that lists topics and page numbers is the ___.

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   Answer: index

   The index is alphabetically organized and found at the back of nonfiction books.

8. Which text feature would help you quickly decide if a chapter is about what you need?

   1. Caption
   2. Heading
   3. Index
   4. Diagram
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   Answer: Heading

   Headings act as section titles — you can scan them to decide if a section is relevant.

9. Nonfiction books use text features to help readers find and understand information.

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   Answer: True

   Text features are tools that make nonfiction reading more efficient and understandable.

10. What does a diagram usually include?

    1. Story events
    2. Labels and drawings
    3. Chapter titles
    4. Author information
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    Answer: Labels and drawings

    Diagrams combine drawings with labeled parts to explain how something looks or works.

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