Use Text Features to Locate Information

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1

Look at the headings. Which heading helps you find who owns something?

Headings on the page:

  • What Is a Pronoun?
  • Possessive Pronouns
  • Indefinite Pronouns​

Indefinite Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

What Is a Pronoun?

Explanation

We use headings to find information. 'Possessive' means owning something. The heading 'Possessive Pronouns' helps find who owns things.

2

Which text feature helps you find what possessive means?

This page has: a heading, a table of contents, a glossary, and captions.

The table of contents

The glossary

The page number

The heading

Explanation

This question aligns with CCSS.RI.1.5, which involves knowing and using text features like headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, and icons to locate key facts or information. Informational texts have special features to help readers find information quickly; for example, a table of contents lists chapters or sections with page numbers, headings show what each section is about, a glossary defines important words alphabetically, labels identify parts of pictures or diagrams, captions explain what pictures show, and icons mark special information; without text features, you'd have to read the entire book to find one fact, but with them, you can go right to the information you need. The question asks which text feature helps you find what 'possessive' means, and the text feature to use is the glossary, which defines words like 'possessive.' The correct answer, choice C (The glossary), correctly identifies the glossary as the feature for word meanings, matching the page's features, and demonstrates understanding that a glossary serves the purpose of defining important terms. Distractors fail by selecting wrong features, such as the table of contents which finds pages not meanings, or headings which show sections, often due to confusion about which feature does what. To teach this, explicitly explain what each feature does, like glossary for meanings and table of contents for pages, and practice with real books by asking, 'We want to know what "possessive" means—which feature helps us? Let's use the glossary.' Model think-aloud strategies, create an anchor chart listing features with their purposes, and watch for errors like confusing glossary with other features—remember, text features are tools for readers to use purposefully to find information efficiently.

3

Use the table of contents. Which page tells about indefinite pronouns?

Pronouns Book Table of Contents

  • What Is a Pronoun? ........ Page 2
  • Personal Pronouns ........ Page 4
  • Possessive Pronouns ...... Page 6
  • Indefinite Pronouns ...... Page 8

Page 4

Page 8

Page 2

Explanation

We use a table of contents to find topics. Look for "Indefinite Pronouns" in the list. It says Page 8 next to it.

4

Which heading would help you find words like my and their?

Pronouns

Headings:

What Is a Pronoun?

Personal Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

What Is a Pronoun?

Explanation

We need to find possessive pronouns. Words like "my" and "their" show who owns something. Look under "Possessive Pronouns" for these words.

5

Use the table of contents. Which page tells what a pronoun is?

Pronouns Book Table of Contents

  • What Is a Pronoun? ........ Page 2
  • Personal Pronouns ........ Page 4
  • Possessive Pronouns ...... Page 6
  • Indefinite Pronouns ...... Page 8

Page 2

Page 4

Page 6

Explanation

We use a table of contents to find topics. Look for "What Is a Pronoun?" in the list. It says Page 2 next to it.

6

Use the table of contents. Where can you read about indefinite pronouns?

Table of Contents

  • Personal Pronouns ........ Page 3
  • Possessive Pronouns ...... Page 5
  • Indefinite Pronouns ...... Page 7
  • Pronoun Practice ......... Page 9

Page 5

Page 3

Page 9

Page 7

Explanation

This question aligns with CCSS.RI.1.5, which involves knowing and using text features like headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, and icons to locate key facts or information. Informational texts have special features to help readers find information quickly; for example, a table of contents lists chapters or sections with page numbers, headings show what each section is about, a glossary defines important words alphabetically, labels identify parts of pictures or diagrams, captions explain what pictures show, and icons mark special information; without text features, you'd have to read the entire book to find one fact, but with them, you can go right to the information you need. The question asks where you can read about indefinite pronouns, and the text feature to use is the table of contents, where you look for the section titled 'Indefinite Pronouns' to find it on page 7. The correct answer, choice B (Page 7), correctly uses the table of contents to locate the page number, matching the entry shown in the stimulus, and demonstrates understanding that the table of contents helps find specific sections by their page numbers. Distractors fail by selecting wrong pages, such as page 5 for possessive pronouns or page 3 for personal pronouns, often because students don't check carefully which section matches or confuse related topics. To teach this, explicitly explain what each feature does, like how a table of contents finds pages for topics, and practice with real books by asking, 'We want to know about indefinite pronouns—which feature helps us? Let's use the table of contents to find the right page.' Model think-aloud strategies, create an anchor chart listing features with their purposes, and watch for errors like not using page numbers correctly or choosing vaguely related sections—remember, text features are tools for readers to use purposefully to find information efficiently.

7

Use the headings. Which heading helps you find indefinite pronouns?

Pronouns Book

Heading 1: Personal Pronouns

Heading 2: Possessive Pronouns

Heading 3: Indefinite Pronouns

Heading 2: Possessive Pronouns

Heading 3: Indefinite Pronouns

Heading 1: Personal Pronouns

Explanation

We use headings to find topics. Look for "indefinite pronouns" in the headings. Heading 3 says "Indefinite Pronouns" exactly.

8

Read the glossary. What does pronoun mean?

Glossary

  • pronoun: a word that takes the place of a name
  • possessive: shows who owns something
  • indefinite: not a specific person or thing

A word that shows who owns

A word for a place

Not a specific person or thing

A word that takes the place of a name

Explanation

This question aligns with CCSS.RI.1.5, which involves knowing and using text features like headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, and icons to locate key facts or information. Informational texts have special features to help readers find information quickly; for example, a table of contents lists chapters or sections with page numbers, headings show what each section is about, a glossary defines important words alphabetically, labels identify parts of pictures or diagrams, captions explain what pictures show, and icons mark special information; without text features, you'd have to read the entire book to find one fact, but with them, you can go right to the information you need. The question asks what 'pronoun' means, and the text feature to use is the glossary, where you look for the word 'pronoun' to find its definition as a word that takes the place of a name. The correct answer, choice A (A word that takes the place of a name), correctly uses the glossary to locate the definition, matching the entry shown in the stimulus, and demonstrates understanding that a glossary defines important words. Distractors fail by selecting wrong definitions, such as the one for 'possessive' or 'indefinite,' often because students use a different word from the glossary or confuse meanings. To teach this, explicitly explain what each feature does, like how a glossary finds meanings of words, and practice with real books by modeling, 'I need to know what "pronoun" means. Glossary helps with word meanings. Let me find "pronoun" in the glossary... it says "a word that takes the place of a name." Now I understand!' Create an anchor chart listing features with their purposes, and watch for errors like confusing glossary with table of contents or not checking the exact word—remember, text features are tools for readers to use purposefully to find information efficiently.

9

Look at the headings. Which heading helps you find pronouns like everyone?

All About Pronouns Headings:

  • Personal Pronouns
  • Possessive Pronouns
  • Indefinite Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

Explanation

We use headings to find information. "Everyone" is an indefinite pronoun. Look under "Indefinite Pronouns" to find more like this.

10

Use the table of contents. Which page tells about personal pronouns?

Pronouns Book

Table of Contents

What Is a Pronoun? ........ Page 2

Personal Pronouns ........ Page 4

Possessive Pronouns ...... Page 6

Page 6

Page 4

Page 2

Explanation

We use the table of contents to find pages. Look for "Personal Pronouns" in the list. It says Page 4 next to it.

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