BonWat3 Study Guide Non-Fiction Text Features

Gives a list of topics or chapter titles and page numbers; helps the reader find information in the book

• Caption
• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Label

Pictures taken with a camera; shows the reader what something looks like in real life

• Illustration
• Bullet Point
• Caption
• Photograph

Explains what is shown in a photograph or illustration; helps the reader know what something is about

• Caption
• Heading
• Title
• Map

Words that describe the parts of a map, chart, photograph, diagram. Helps the reader know what something is.

• Label
• Index
• Graph
• Heading

Title or name of a given section/chapter of a book; helps the reader know what the section is going to be about

• Title
• Heading
• Index
• Chart

A picture that is drawn by an actual person; shows the reader what something looks like

• Photograph
• Illustration
• Graph
• Map

A square or other shape that has text in it; shows the reader that information is important or interesting

• Text Box
• Diagram
• Index
• Map

Located at the back of the book; helps the reader learn words and definitions

• Index
• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Page Numbers

Located at the back of the book; includes main topics and page numbers to help the reader find information in the book.

• Index
• Dictionary
• Glossary
• Table of Contents

The name of a book or text

• Heading
• Table of Contents
• Title
• Table