Nonfiction Text Features Flashcard

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What is a photograph?

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A real-life picture taken with a camera.

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What is a heading?

Back

A title or label for a section of text that indicates what the section is about.

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What does a glossary do?

Back

Defines words from the book.

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What are labels used for?

Back

Help readers identify a picture or photograph and its parts.

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What is a title?

Back

The name of the book.

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What is the purpose of captions?

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Short descriptions that explain a picture or graphic.

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What is an index?

Back

An alphabetical list of topics covered in a book, along with page numbers.

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What is a table of contents?

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A list of the chapters or sections in a book, along with their page numbers.

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What are diagrams?

Back

Illustrations that explain or clarify information.

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What is the role of subtitles?

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Additional titles that provide more detail about a section.