Nonfiction Text Features

What part of nonfiction text is taken by a camera and allows you to "see" things more clearly?

• photographs
• index
• captions
• table of contents

What part of a nonfiction text tells you the names of the chapters and what pages to find them on?

• photographs
• headings and subheadings
• table of contents
• captions

What is the purpose of a heading?

• to share data in an easier to read format
• to give you a broad idea of the main idea of the section 
• to share extra information or fun, interesting facts
• located at the back of the book; gives definition of bold words

A glossary is

• found at the beginning of the book and gives chapters and page numbers
• is found at the back of the book and includes definitions of words from the book.
• is found throughout the book and used to show readers information
• found in the exact center of the book and contains interesting facts.

What do captions do?

• Provide a map of the book with page numbers
• Give you information about what a chapter or section is about
• share data in an easy to read format
• give information about photographs

What part of nonfiction text shows where places are located in the world?

• Graphs/Tables
• Diagrams
• Maps
• Index

Why would the author of nonfiction text use bold words or words in italics?

• to let you know that the words are important
• to add extra information
• because the author thinks it is fun to type in different ways

Why might someone use an index in a nonfiction book?

• to look up the definitions of unknown words
• to find the pages numbers for chapters
• to search for specific information and page numbers 
• to understand the location of places in the world

This image is an example of which of the following nonfiction text features?

• photograph
• graph
• diagram
• map

These images are examples of which of the following text features?

• graphs
• diagrams
• photographs
• captions