Which statement distinguishes a title from a subtitle?

• A. A title provides information about the passage's topic, while a subtitle is the smaller heading before a new paragraph.
• B. A title is always a diagram, and a subtitle is always an index.
• C. A title appears in the glossary, and a subtitle appears in the diagram.
• D. A title lists page numbers, and a subtitle lists words.

Answer: (A)

A title tells you the overall topic or subject of the passage. A subtitle is a smaller heading that introduces a specific section or part of the text, giving more detail or narrowing the focus for that section. That is why this option is correct: the title frames the whole piece, while the subtitle provides a more precise cue for what a particular section will cover. The other ideas mix up their roles—titles aren’t diagrams or indices, and subtitles aren’t pages of words or glossary entries—so they don’t fit how headings are used in most reading materials.