Non-Fiction Text Features

This is used to make important words stand out.

• Table of Contents
• Special Type
• Index
• Captions

This shows how to pronounce a word.

• Glossary
• Diagrams
• Special Type
• Pronunciations

This shows the names of the chapters included in the text.

• Index
• Table of Contents
• Headings
• Glossary

A real-life picture taken with a camera.

• Diagrams
• Photographs
• Glossary
• Caption

A listing of important words and their meanings.

• Glossary
• Index
• Table of Contents
• Headings

Words or phrases that tell what a paragraph will be about.

• Captions
• Headings
• Table of Contents
• Pronunciations

Small text that gives important information about a picture.

• Photographs
• Headings
• Diagrams
• Captions

A picture with labels showing the parts of something.

• Photographs
• Index
• Diagrams
• Headings

A listing of important words and the page numbers of where to find them.

• Index
• Glossary
• Headings
• Captions

Where is a glossary found in a book?

• Front
• Back
• Throughout