Nonfiction Text FEATURES

Front

What are nonfiction text features?

Back

special characteristics throughout a nonfiction text that help you understand the topic better

Front

What text feature is this?

Diagram

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Illustration

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Timeline

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Table of Contents

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Timeline

Front

This defines vocabulary words in the text. It is in the back of the book.

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glossary

Front

This explains what a picture means.

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caption

Front

This is at the beginning of the book. It lists the topics in the order that they go in the book.

Back

table of contents

Front

What do authors use to show places? Options:

map

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picture with caption

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index

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bold words

Back

map

Front

What do authors use to make new vocabulary words stand out?
Options: glossary, diagram, bold words, graph

Back

bold words

Front

What do authors use to show events in the order that they happened?

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timeline

Front

What is found in the back of the book and lists the page number for information on topics?

Back

index

Front

What is at the top of the page and tells what the text will be about?

Back

heading