Nonfiction Text Features

Which text feature is at the front of a book and shows the sections in page order?

• index

• table of contents

• label

• the cover

How does the table of contents help a reader?

• find the right book

• read more words

• find topics and other parts of the book quickly

• give definitions of words

Where can you find a table of contents?

• front of the book

• middle of the book

• back of the book

• the back cover

The text below this photograph that explains what the picture is about is called the

• bold print

• caption

• label

• diagram

What is the name for important words shown with dark text?

• bold words

• labels

• diagram

• caption

Where is the glossary located in a nonfiction text?

• front of the book

• middle of the book

• back of the book

• back cover

Name one of the labels in this diagram:

• rain or snow

• sun

• The Water Cycle

• clouds

• red arrows

Labels on a photo, illustration, or in a diagram help the reader to:

• find a chapter or topic in a book

• understand the meaning of a word

• understand parts of a picture

Where can a reader find the index?

• Front of the book

• Middle of the book

• Back of the book

An index helps a reader

• quickly find the pages for important words in a book

• understand what the definitions of bold words

• quickly read the book

• understand the parts of a picture