Understanding Non-Fiction Text Features

The video tutorial introduces non-fiction text features, which are elements that help readers understand information in books or articles. It covers photographs, illustrations, captions, bold text, glossary, index, headings, and table of contents. Each feature is explained in terms of its purpose and location within a text. The video also includes a practical section where viewers are encouraged to identify these features in a book.

What are non-fiction text features designed to do?

• Make the text more entertaining

• Make it easier to understand information

• Add more pages to the book

• Confuse the reader

What is the main difference between photographs and illustrations?

• Photographs are drawings, illustrations are real pictures

• Photographs are real pictures, illustrations are drawings

• Both are the same

• Photographs are black and white, illustrations are colored

What is the purpose of a caption in a non-fiction text?

• To define difficult words

• To provide additional information about a picture

• To summarize the entire text

• To list the chapters

Why are some words in non-fiction texts written in bold?

• To make the text look fancy

• To confuse the reader

• To indicate important words

• To fill up space

Where can you typically find the glossary in a non-fiction text?

• At the back

• On the cover page

• In the middle

• At the beginning

What is the function of an index in a non-fiction text?

• To list topics and their page numbers

• To provide a summary of the book

• To introduce the author

• To show pictures

Where is a heading typically found in a non-fiction text?

• On the cover page

• In the middle of a paragraph

• At the bottom of a page

• At the top of a section

What information does the table of contents provide?

• The author's biography

• The order of topics and their page numbers

• The publication date

• A list of references

What non-fiction text feature helps you find the meaning of important words?

• Index

• Table of contents

• Glossary

• Heading

Which text feature would you use to quickly locate a specific topic in a book?

• Photograph

• Index

• Glossary

• Caption