Nonfiction Text Features

If you are looking for a certain section in a nonfiction book, what will tell you what page it’s on?

• picture

• glossary

• introduction

• table of contents

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What text feature will tell you the definition of important words?

• glossary

• index

• diagram

• front cover

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This text feature has labels that tell you about parts of picture. This is called a ______.

• paragraph

• model

• diagram

• definition

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The _____ is at the beginning of a section in a nonfiction book. It tells us what the section is about.

• heading

• subheading

• vocabulary

• introduction

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If you see a photograph in a book, what text feature will tell you more information about the photograph?

• graph

• sentence

• glossary

• caption

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How does an index help you?

• It tells you how many words the book has

• It tells you where to go in the text to find specific information on the topic

• It tells you who wrote the book and took the photographs

• It tells you the names of the chapters

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A _____ shows information or compares topics in your nonfiction book.

• chart

• photograph

• caption

• title

• graph

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Which text feature is set apart from the main text (usually located on the

 side or bottom of the page) and elaborates on a detail mentioned in the text?

• caption

• sidebar

• index

• map

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Which text feature helps a reader locate a place in the world that is related to

text?

• sidebar

• diagram

• chart

• map

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