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Nonfiction Text Features

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of a nonfiction text feature is to help the reader_____________________.

a)

teach information

b)

learn information

c)

read information at a fast pace

d)

tell a story

2.

This picture has rays that point to particular parts of the bat; therefore, it is an example of a

a)

heading

b)

subheading

c)

diagram

d)

chart

3.

These words "Hairy and scary" are in bold print to give the ___________ of the paragraph.

a)

noun

b)

heading/topic

c)

verb

d)

preposition

4.

Nonfiction text is used to

a)

explain,inform,or persuade.

b)

take the reader on a journey.

c)

entertain the reader.

5.

You were once learning to read, but now you

a)

read various genres

b)

read to make time go by faster

c)

read all day long

d)

read to learn

6.

This nonfiction text feature lists the important words in the book along with their definition, it is the

a)

index

b)

glossary

c)

table of contents

d)

title

7.

Why are important terms listed alphabetically in the index and glossary?

a)

to help the reader locate the information faster

b)

to show the reader what words to focus on while reading the text

8.

If I wanted to read about how a jumping spider is camouflaged, I would turn to page/pages

a)

pp. 40-41

b)

40-47

c)

44

d)

5, 40-47

9.

On how many pages can I find information about the orb spider?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

3

10.

I cover all the subjects listed in a book, I am the

a)

glossary

b)

index

c)

table of contents

d)

chart

11.

I am mini dictionary located in the back of a book.

a)

vocabulary

b)

caption

c)

index

d)

glossary

12.

The _____________ guide the reader through the book by specifying the certain sections that are being read.

a)

words

b)

definitions

c)

headings

d)

pages

13.

______________ are found above, underneath, or beside a picture or graphic image.

a)

Characters

b)

Lines

c)

Captions

d)

Colors

14.

Words that are new to a reader in a nonfiction book can be found in the ____________________________.

a)

glossary

b)

index

c)

tile

d)

heading

15.

The __________ is the very last thing found in a nonfiction book

a)

subject

b)

alphabet

c)

index

d)

glossary

16.

This visual image may actually be read and therefore adds informational content to the nonfiction book.

a)

charts, diagrams, and tables

b)

picture

c)

caption

d)

eading

17.

The _______________ gives information about what is visually being presented.

a)

title

b)

heading

c)

subheading

d)

caption

18.

The _______________ are usually in bold or in a different color guiding the reader as to what section they are in.

a)

headings

b)

title

c)

charts

d)

diagrams

19.

What type of graph is depicted in the picture?

a)

bar graph

b)

line graph

c)

dot graph

d)

pie chart

20.

The information in the quadrilateral boxes are called __________.

a)

map zones

b)

map landforms

c)

map keys

d)

map headings