Textual Aids

Question 1

Textual aids are also called _____.

Answer 1

text features.

Question 2

These are visual elements of a page
that stand out from the main text.

Answer 2

Textual Aids

Question 3

Authors include ______ to help the
reader better understand what they have
read

Answer 3

text features

Question 4

provides information that
may not be written in the text itself.

Answer 4

Text features

Question 5

Text features can be found in:

Answer 5

textbooks, magazine articles,
newspapers, reports, web pages,
and other forms of nonfiction text.

Question 6

The reader uses ______
to help understand the
content of a text.

Answer 6

text features

Question 7

Enumerate the text features

Answer 7

• Graphs
• Maps
• Tables
• Titles (bold or italic print)
• Diagrams
• Non-Linear Illustrations

Question 8

These are visual comparison of data and information in pie/bar/line format.

Answer 8

Graph

Question 9

To help us read facts and
figures in a short amount
of time

Answer 9

Graphs

Question 10

Circle graph is also called as _____

Answer 10

Pie Graph

Question 11

Displays data using a circle divided into sectors.

Answer 11

Pie Graph

Question 12

We use it to show how data represent portion of one whole group or one group.

Answer 12

Circle Graph

Question 13

Displays data by using bars of equal width on a grid.
Used for comparison.

Answer 13

Bar Graph

Question 14

The bars may be ______ OR ____

Answer 14

vertical or horizontal

Question 15

Uses pictures and symbols to display data.

Answer 15

Pictograph

Question 16

a ___ tells what each picture represents.

Answer 16

key

Question 17

Each picture or symbol can represent more than one
object

Answer 17

Pictograph

Question 18

A graph showing data points joined by straight line to show trends overtime.

Answer 18

Broken Line Graph

Question 19

It is used to show change in data over time

Answer 19

Broken Line Graph

Question 20

Comparison of 2 variables (x and y axis)

Answer 20

Broken Line Graph

Question 21

These are drawings that show the
basic shape of the land and other
geographical, political, or
historical features.

Answer 21

Maps

Question 22

They present information in visual form.

Answer 22

Maps

Question 23

They help the readers
understand where and how far away
an event took place.

Answer 23

Maps

Question 24

These organize large amounts of
information in a small space.

Answer 24

Tables

Question 25

They present all kinds of data
from numbers and amounts, to
calendars and menus.

Answer 25

Tables

Question 26

These help the reader compare
information in the text.

Answer 26

Tables

Question 27

Text can be modified by…

Answer 27

Bold, Italic, and Colors

Question 28

The style and color of the text sends the
reader signals about how to read the content.

Answer 28

Text

Question 29

Key words to notice are in ___ or in ___.

Answer 29

bold or in color

Question 30

Text in ____ is used in picture captions
book titles, and any other elements that needs
to stand out.

Answer 30

italics

Question 31

Text in bold, color, or italics draw the readers
attention to _________.

Answer 31

Important information

Question 32

These are drawings that show or
explain something.

Answer 32

Diagrams

Question 33

To understand a diagram, the reader
should read the ____, ____, _____ and _____.

Answer 33

titles, labels, captions and numbered parts

Question 34

These help the reader understand
steps, how objects are made, or
information in the text.

Answer 34

Diagram