Question

Which features help readers create an outline as they take notes?
• figures and tables
• multimedia and graphics
• headings and subheadings
• connections and distinctions

Answer 1

Headings and subheadings, and connections and distinctions.

- Headings and subheadings show the document’s hierarchical structure, letting readers map main topics and subpoints into an outline.
- Connections and distinctions (transitions, comparisons, contrasts, signal words) reveal how ideas relate, helping place items under the right headings.

(Figures/tables and multimedia can support understanding and provide content to include in an outline, but they don’t primarily provide the structural cues needed to form an outline.)