Nonfiction Text Features

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What is a Table of Contents?

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A list at the beginning of a book that shows the titles of the chapters and their page numbers.

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Why do we read nonfiction?

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To learn new things.

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Where can you find the glossary in a nonfiction book?

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At the back of the book.

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What is an index?

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A list at the end of a book that helps you find specific topics and where they are located in the book.

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What do labels help us understand?

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They help us understand parts of a picture.

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What is a glossary?

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A list of words and their meanings found in a book.

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What does bold print indicate?

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It shows important words or phrases.

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What is the purpose of captions?

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To explain pictures or illustrations.

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What is a heading?

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A title for a section of text that tells what it is about.

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What does a diagram show?

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It shows information in a visual way, often with labels.