Nonfiction Text Features

Where can you find a table of contents?

• front of the book

• middle of the book

• back of the book

• the back cover

An index helps a reader 

• quickly find the pages for topics in the book.

• understand the bold print words.

• quickly read the book.

Match the Following: Text Features to their definition.

• Text at the beginning of a book that gives the book's title

• Table of Contents

• List of topics and page numbers at the beginning of a book

• Glossary

• Heading at the top of a page or section

• Index

• List of chapters and page numbers at the beginning of a book

• Heading

• List of difficult words and their meanings

• Title

What is this text feature called?

• diagram

• table of contents

• heading

• title

What is a text feature?

• Features found in a nonfiction text that can help me as a reader.

• Features found in fiction books to help me read.

• Something I can find at the beginning of a book

• Something I can find at the end of the book

Which text feature is letter C?

• sidebar

• caption

• map

• table of contents

Which text feature is letter D?

• diagram

• map

• label

• heading

Which text feature is letter E?

• heading

• title

• map

• label

Which text feature is letter G?

• title

• sidebar

• heading

Which of the following nonfiction text features is most useful for understanding the main idea of a scientific article?

• Title

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of Contents