KS2 Text Features Quiz: Explore English Writing Structure

English Quiz - Text Features (Questions)

Get ready to dive into the world of words with this KS2 English quiz on text features! Text features are like the superheroes of books. They help organise everything so readers can easily find what they're looking for. Imagine reading a book without chapters or paragraphs - a bit confusing, right?

Whether you're making a cool leaflet or writing an awesome article, knowing about text features is super important. This quiz will make you a text features expert, helping you create fantastic writing!

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The first page of a book usually displays the title and author's name. What is this page called?

[ ]	The contents page
[ ]	The glossary
[ ]	The title page
[ ]	The index

A newspaper is laid out in ____.

[ ]	rows
[ ]	columns
[ ]	tables
[ ]	graphs

The sentences of explanation found beneath a photo or other image in a text are called ____.

[ ]	a caption
[ ]	a definition
[ ]	a blurb
[ ]	an index

How is an index arranged?

[ ]	In page order
[ ]	In chronological order
[ ]	Alphabetically
[ ]	Randomly

Non-fiction books often have words printed in bold. The definitions for these words can be found in the ____.

[ ]	title page
[ ]	contents page
[ ]	index
[ ]	glossary

Information in longer books is organised into ____.

[ ]	tables
[ ]	chapters
[ ]	contents
[ ]	blurbs

What is a subheading?

[ ]	The title of the book or newspaper
[ ]	A definition in the glossary
[ ]	A sentence beneath a photo or other image
[ ]	A title for a section of text or a part of a chapter

How is a contents page arranged?

[ ]	Numerically
[ ]	Alphabetically
[ ]	In order of the author's favourites
[ ]	Randomly

The person who draws or paints the pictures found in a book is called the ____.

[ ]	editor
[ ]	author
[ ]	illustrator
[ ]	illustrious

10.

Any text that is more than a few sentences long will be organised into ____.

[ ]	bullet points
[ ]	lists
[ ]	contents
[ ]	paragraphs

English Quiz - Text Features (Answers)

The first page of a book usually displays the title and author's name. What is this page called?

[ ]	The contents page
[ ]	The glossary
[x]	The title page
[ ]	The index

The clue is in the question!

A newspaper is laid out in ____.

[ ]	rows
[x]	columns
[ ]	tables
[ ]	graphs

The pages of a newspaper usually have text laid out in several columns.

The sentences of explanation found beneath a photo or other image in a text are called ____.

[x]	a caption
[ ]	a definition
[ ]	a blurb
[ ]	an index

You may have heard of 'caption competitions' where you have to think of a funny caption to go with an image.

How is an index arranged?

[ ]	In page order
[ ]	In chronological order
[x]	Alphabetically
[ ]	Randomly

An index is helpful because it gives you the page numbers for the different topics mentioned in a book. Because an index lists many more subjects than the contents page, it is arranged alphabetically.

Non-fiction books often have words printed in bold. The definitions for these words can be found in the ____.

[ ]	title page
[ ]	contents page
[ ]	index
[x]	glossary

A glossary is like a miniature dictionary.

Information in longer books is organised into ____.

[ ]	tables
[x]	chapters
[ ]	contents
[ ]	blurbs

Shorter books, such as those that you had when you were learning to read, are not organised into chapters.

What is a subheading?

[ ]	The title of the book or newspaper
[ ]	A definition in the glossary
[ ]	A sentence beneath a photo or other image
[x]	A title for a section of text or a part of a chapter

Subheadings are useful for breaking up lengthy text.

How is a contents page arranged?

[x]	Numerically
[ ]	Alphabetically
[ ]	In order of the author's favourites
[ ]	Randomly

'Numerically' means in number order.

The person who draws or paints the pictures found in a book is called the ____.

[ ]	editor
[ ]	author
[x]	illustrator
[ ]	illustrious

An illustrator illustrates the words!

10.

Any text that is more than a few sentences long will be organised into ____.

[ ]	bullet points
[ ]	lists
[ ]	contents
[x]	paragraphs

Paragraphs help the reader to take a pause before resuming reading.