Nonfiction Text Features

Front

What tells the heading or chapter and page number of each section of the book?

Back

Table of Contents

Front

What type of books provide real information?

Back

Nonfiction books

Front

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

Back

Heading

Front

What is a shore?

Back

The land along the edge of a river, lake, or ocean.

Front

What is an alphabetical listing of subjects, people, and places found in the text?

Back

Index

Front

What feature helps you find the meaning of difficult words in a nonfiction book?

Back

Glossary

Front

What is a short description of a picture or illustration in a book?

Back

Caption

Front

What is a visual representation of information or data?

Back

Graph

Front

What is a smaller title within a chapter that breaks down the content?

Back

Subheading

Front

What feature shows the order of events in a timeline?

Back

Timeline