A picture, usually a drawing, that has labels to identify it's parts.

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

Making a word stand out as important by using bold or italic print.

A title at the top of the page, or the beginning of a new chapter or section.

Pictures taken with a camera to show objects as they appear in real life.

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

Small text found near a picture that gives important information about the picture.

A way to present information in a visual way.

A picture or geographical representation of the Earth's surface.

A researcher is looking through an old textbook and encounters the word oligarchy in italics. He doesn't know the meaning of the word. Where in the book might he find the definition?

Brenda has purchased a book about the Titanic. She wants to see if there is a section about the building of the ship. Where should she look?

Sandra has a book about the history of the British Royal families. She wants to find all the references to Queen Victoria in the book. Where should she look?

Marisol has added a photo of a famous speech to her paper on Civil Rights. What text feature should she use to identify the speaker in the photo?

May include charts, graphs, or cutaways. They are use to help readers better understand what the author is saying.

Help organize informtion in the book so readers know what's important.

All the chapters in Part One describe _____________________.

On which of the following pages would you be most likely to find a definition of dust storm?

Tornado hunters are people who try to find tornadoes just as the storms form. In which section would you be most likely to find a description of how they find storms?

What do the illustrations show?

Where might you find illustrations like the ones in the passage?