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Grade 4 · Reading & language

Use features that help readers navigate information

Explain how headings, contents, captions, glossaries, indexes and diagram labels support reading.

6 authored questions + worked example

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Worked example

A book’s contents page lists “Seeds, page 6” and “Roots, page 12.”

Which feature helps a reader find where the roots section begins?

Answer & why

Answer: the contents page

The contents page connects a section name with its starting page.

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All questions

All 6 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

A page begins with the heading “How Seeds Travel.” The paragraphs below describe wind, water and animals carrying seeds.

How does the heading help the reader?

  1. It previews the section’s main topic.
  2. It identifies the author’s home address.
  3. It proves every seed travels by wind.
  4. It replaces the need for the paragraphs.
A hint

Use the feature’s stated job: find a section, explain a picture, preview a topic, define a word, locate a page, or identify a part.

Answer & why

Answer: It previews the section’s main topic.

The heading names the topic that the paragraphs develop.

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Question 2

A glossary entry reads: “Germinate: to begin growing from a seed.”

What information does this glossary entry provide?

  1. the meaning of germinate
  2. the names of all the book’s chapters
  3. the page where every photograph appears
  4. the price of a seed packet
A hint

Use the feature’s stated job: find a section, explain a picture, preview a topic, define a word, locate a page, or identify a part.

Answer & why

Answer: the meaning of germinate

A glossary gives the meanings of selected words used in the text.

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Question 3

An index at the back of a book lists “pollination, 18, 24.”

What do the numbers in this index entry tell a reader?

  1. The book has exactly 24 chapters.
  2. Pages 18 and 24 discuss pollination.
  3. Pollination always takes 18 to 24 days.
  4. There are 18 different authors.
A hint

Use the feature’s stated job: find a section, explain a picture, preview a topic, define a word, locate a page, or identify a part.

Answer & why

Answer: Pages 18 and 24 discuss pollination.

Index numbers direct readers to pages where the named topic is discussed.

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Question 4

A diagram of a flower has a line from the word “stem” to its long supporting part.

What does the label help a reader do?

  1. find the book’s copyright year
  2. measure the height of every flower
  3. connect a named part with its location in the diagram
  4. decide that all flowers look identical
A hint

Use the feature’s stated job: find a section, explain a picture, preview a topic, define a word, locate a page, or identify a part.

Answer & why

Answer: connect a named part with its location in the diagram

The pointer links the word stem to the part it names; it does not provide every measurement or generalization.

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Question 5

A book’s contents page lists “Seeds, page 6” and “Roots, page 12.”

Which feature helps a reader find where the roots section begins?

  1. the author’s photograph
  2. the book’s price label
  3. the contents page
  4. a picture caption
A hint

Use the feature’s stated job: find a section, explain a picture, preview a topic, define a word, locate a page, or identify a part.

Answer & why

Answer: the contents page

The contents page connects a section name with its starting page.

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Question 6

Under a photograph of a seedling, the sentence says: “A new root grows down into the soil.”

What is the main job of that sentence under the photograph?

  1. to give the book’s publication date
  2. to define every science word
  3. to explain the photograph
  4. to list every chapter in the book
A hint

Use the feature’s stated job: find a section, explain a picture, preview a topic, define a word, locate a page, or identify a part.

Answer & why

Answer: to explain the photograph

A caption helps the reader connect a pictured example with an explanation.

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