Nonfiction Text Features

How is this text feature helpful as a nonfiction reader?

• It shows what a bat looks like.

• It labels the specific parts of a bat

• It keeps me interested in bats.

• It shows bats have fur.

What is the text feature shown?

• Diagram

• Heading

• Map

Which nonfiction text feature is highlighted?

• heading

• caption

• diagram

• bold text

Which text feature is highlighted?

• title

• topic sentence

• photo/picture/image

Which nonfiction text feature is highlighted?

• heading

• caption

• diagram

• bold text

What is located at the top of a nonfiction book or article?

• Photographs

• Captions

• Titles

• Diagrams

What do charts, graphs, and tables do in nonfiction materials?

• Provide definitions of key words

• Show the parts of something or how it works

• Organize data and statistics

• Give more information about the picture

Nonfiction texts use _____________ to help us understand more about what we are reading.

• compound words

• videos

• text features

• harder words

What are some types of nonfiction text features contained in this book?

Which nonfiction text feature is used to explain the meaning of scientific terms in a textbook?

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Bibliography