Text Features Explorer Worksheet
🐾 3rd Grade Wild Animal Detective
Text Features Explorer Worksheet
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Date:
Text Feature Word Bank
Use each feature once
Heading Map Glossary Diagram Table of Contents Bold Words Chart Photo & Caption
Detective Question: Look at each animal picture clue. Which text feature from the bank does it show?
Animal Picture Clue
Write Matching Text Feature
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Table of Contents: Wild Animals Front of book
Chapter 1: Giant Pandas of the Forestpage 4
Chapter 2: Cheetahs on the Runpage 14
Chapter 3: Deep Sea Sharkspage 26
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Top of Nonfiction Book Page 18 Section Title
All About Cheetah Cubs
Newborn cubs have smoky-gray fur called a mantle that helps them hide from predators in tall dry savanna grass...
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3
Sea Turtle Ocean Migration Map Atlantic Basin
Nesting Beach 🐢
N-E-S-W
Key: 🟩 Land 🟦 Ocean 🟧 Route Feeding Waters 🌊
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4
Parts of a Honeybee (Anatomy) Labeled Drawing
Wings (Fly) ← [ 🐝 ] → Stinger (Defense)
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5
Book Page About Chameleons: Vocabulary Callout
Chameleons use camouflage to blend their scaly bodies into tree branches so hungry birds cannot see them.
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Top Animal Speeds (mph) Bar Graph
Cheetah:
70 mph
Lion:
50 mph
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Real Photograph: Mother Polar Bear & Cub Arctic Region
Caption: "A mother polar bear guides her cub across the frozen Arctic pack ice."
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Animal Glossary (Back of Book) ABC Order
car•ni•vore: An animal that eats only the meat of other animals.
her•bi•vore: An animal that feeds strictly on grass, plants, and leaves.
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Detective Tip: Always preview headings, maps, and bold words to find facts fast!
Score: _____ / 8
