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Nonfiction Text Features

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which text feature is at the front of a book and shows the sections in page order?

a)

index

b)

table of contents

c)

label

d)

the cover

2.

How does the table of contents help a reader?

a)

find the right book

b)

read more words

c)

find topics and other parts of the book quickly

d)

give definitions of words

3.

Where can you find a table of contents?

a)

front of the book

b)

middle of the book

c)

back of the book

d)

the back cover

4.

The text below this photograph that explains what the picture is about is called the

a)

bold print

b)

caption

c)

label

d)

diagram

5.

What is the name for important words shown with dark text?

a)

bold words

b)

labels

c)

diagram

d)

caption

6.

Where is the glossary located in a nonfiction text?

a)

front of the book

b)

middle of the book

c)

back of the book

d)

back cover

7.

Name one of the labels in this diagram:

a)

rain or snow

b)

sun

c)

The Water Cycle

d)

clouds

e)

red arrows

8.

Labels on a photo, illustration, or in a diagram help the reader to:

a)

find a chapter or topic in a book

b)

understand the meaning of a word

c)

understand parts of a picture

9.

Where can a reader find the index?

a)

Front of the book

b)

Middle of the book

c)

Back of the book

10.

An index helps a reader

a)

quickly find the pages for important words in a book

b)

understand what the definitions of bold words

c)

quickly read the book

d)

understand the parts of a picture

11.

Check all the reasons someone would read nonfiction.

a)

to be entertained with a fun story

b)

to learn about real places, people, or events

c)

to meet new characters

d)

to answer a question

e)

to learn how to do something

12.

Name this nonfiction text feature.

a)

illustration

b)

diagram

c)

photograph

d)

caption

e)

label

13.

How does a photograph help a reader?

a)

helps you to see what the topic looks like in real life

b)

helps you understand the bold words

c)

helps you find your way around the book

14.

A drawing of a place showing locations is called a

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

label

15.

A map helps a reader to

a)

understand important words

b)

understand where things are located

c)

understand how to write a nonfiction book

d)

understand the parts of a picture

16.

How do bold words help the reader?

a)

to know the words are funny

b)

to know the words are not important

c)

to know the words are important

17.

In a nonfiction book, where can you find what the bold print words mean?

a)

index

b)

glossary

c)

table of contents

d)

on the cover

18.

How are the words in a glossary usually organized so readers can find them faster?

a)

alphabetical order

b)

number order

c)

size order, shortest words are first

d)

interest order, coolest words are first

19.

Name this nonfiction text feature.

a)

photograph

b)

diagram

c)

caption

d)

shark

20.

What are nonfiction text features?

a)

special characteristics throughout a nonfiction text that help you understand the topic better

b)

the optional parts of nonfiction books you don't have to read if you don't want to

c)

parts of a book that help you summarize it

d)

the teeny tiny print on the first few pages of a book before you start reading it