Text Features

Front

Found in the back of the book; helps us find the meaning of words found in the book

Back

Glossary

Front

Found in the back of the book; helps us find where a word or topic is located in the book

Back

Index

Front

Located in the front of the book; helps us find the subtitles of each chapter in the book and tells us what page each chapter is located.

Back

Table of Contents

Front

Helps us visualize the ideas we are reading about in the main text

Back

Photographs & illustrations

Front

Gives more information related to the main text: Index, Glossary, Text Box, Caption

Back

Text Box

Front

Explains a photograph, diagram, or other visual aid

Back

Caption

Front

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.

Back

Caption

Front

This is an example of _______________. Options: a table of contents page, an index page, a glossary, a title page.

Back

a glossary

Front

Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started?

Back

the table of contents

Front

Cynthia doesn't understand what's going on in a picture in her book. What can she do? Options: look in the table of contents, look for a graph, read the caption, stare at it for three minutes.

Back

read the caption