Text Features Practice
Put your text features skills to the test! In this lesson, you will practice identifying headings, subheadings, captions, diagrams, and labels in different passages.
Quick Review
Text Features Help Readers!
Text features are tools that help you find information, understand pictures, and navigate nonfiction texts. Let's practice using them!
Headings
Tell the main topic of a section
Subheadings
Show smaller topics under headings
Captions
Explain what pictures show
Diagrams
Show parts with labels
Practice Passage 1: Volcanoes
Read the passage below, then answer the questions about its text features.
A volcano is an opening in Earth's surface where hot melted rock, called magma, comes out. When magma reaches the surface, it is called lava. Volcanoes can be found all around the world!
Every volcano has several important parts. The crater is the opening at the top. The magma chamber is deep underground where melted rock collects.
Scientists group volcanoes into three types based on how often they erupt.
Active volcanoes have erupted recently or might erupt soon. Scientists watch these carefully!
Dormant means "sleeping." These volcanoes haven't erupted in a long time but could wake up someday.
Extinct volcanoes will probably never erupt again. They haven't erupted in thousands of years.
Question 1
What is the main heading that tells you about the different kinds of volcanoes?
Question 2
Which of these is a SUBHEADING in the passage?
Question 3
What does the caption tell you about the diagram?
Question 4
According to the diagram labels, what is the opening at the top of the volcano called?
Practice Passage 2: Ocean Animals
Read about ocean animals and answer questions about the text features.
The ocean is home to millions of different animals. From tiny shrimp to giant whales, sea creatures come in all shapes and sizes.
The ocean is divided into different zones based on how deep the water is.
This is the top layer where sunlight reaches. Most ocean animals live here, including dolphins, sea turtles, and many fish.
Less sunlight reaches this zone. Animals here include jellyfish, squid, and some sharks.
No sunlight reaches this deep, dark zone. Strange creatures like anglerfish live here. Some animals even make their own light!
We need to keep our oceans clean so sea animals can survive. Pollution and trash hurt ocean wildlife.
Question 5
If you wanted to learn about the different layers of the ocean, which heading would you look under?
Question 6
What extra information does the octopus caption give you that the picture alone cannot show?
Question 7
How many main headings (not subheadings) are in the passage?
Question 8
The subheadings "The Sunlight Zone," "The Twilight Zone," and "The Midnight Zone" all go under which heading?
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Text Features Tips
Next Steps
- Review any questions you found challenging
- Practice finding text features in your own reading
- Try explaining what each text feature does to a friend or family member
- When ready, move on to the Writing Application lesson!