Table of Contents and Index

The table of contents will..?

• Give you the definition of an important word

• Tell you where to find important words

• Explain what the photograph is about

• List the chapters

What part of a book is the table of contents found in?

• front of the book.

• middle of the book.

• back of the book.

An index helps a reader to

• quickly find the pages for topics in the book.

• understand the bold print words.

• quickly read the book.

A ____________would help me find the page to read about blizzards.

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

• title

Found in the back of the book; helps us find where a word or topic is located in the book

• Index

• Glossary

• Text Box

• Table Of Contents

This page, located in the back of a book, is an alphabetical list of topics (and the page numbers) found in a book.

• Glossary

• Sidebar

• Index

• Table of Contents

A list of chapters in a book and the page numbers where each chapter starts.

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Glossary

• Heading

How does the table of contents help a reader?

• find the right book.

• read more words.

• find parts of the book quickly.

What is the primary purpose of a table of contents in a book?

• To provide definitions of terms

• To list the chapters and their page numbers

• To summarize each chapter

• To give the author's biography

Where would you find the index in a book?

• At the beginning

• In the middle

• At the end

• On the cover