Using Nonfiction Text Features

Adding a ________ to your presentation gives you extra support or evidence.

• picture

• diagram

• graph

• drawing

Which text feature is a list of technical or special words and with their definitions in a book, usually found at the end of the book.

• caption

• diagram

• glossary

• index

If a word is in bold, italics or underlined, it might be ________.

• a less important detail

• spelled incorrectly

• information you should skip

• a new term to learn or important

Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started?

• a heading

• captions

• the table of contents

• the glossary

Which text feature is a word or phrase that is placed at the top of a piece of writing that usually gives you an idea of the topic being discussed.

• the heading

• the caption

• the glossary

• the table of contents

Which text feature is a drawing or picture that shows how something works or shows the different parts of something.

• photo

• diagram

• caption

• glossary

Which text feature is an explanation or description for a picture.

• caption

• diagram

• glossary

• graph

Which text feature is a drawing or diagram that visually shows how two or more pieces of information are related. It can show information in a variety of ways; some use pictures, some use bars and some use lines.

• diagram

• glossary

• graph

• table of contents

Which text feature is an alphabetical list of specific information that can be found in a book and the page number to find it. It is usually found at the end of a book.

• table of contents

• glossary

• graph

• index

Which text feature is a title for a subdivision of text.

• Heading

• Subheading

• Table of Contents

• Photograph