Non-fiction Text Features

Front

What order are the topics in throughout the index?

Back

Alphabetical Order

Front

What tells the reader about the section they are about to read?

Back

Headings

Front

Where do you find the caption?

Back

Under/Next to an image

Front

What is a heading?

Back

A title at the top of a page or section that tells what it is about.

Front

What is a glossary?

Back

A list of words and their meanings found at the end of a book.

Front

What is a table of contents?

Back

A list of the chapters or sections in a book and their page numbers.

Front

What is a photograph?

Back

A picture taken with a camera.

Front

What is a diagram?

Back

A drawing that explains something, often with labels.

Front

What is a timeline?

Back

A way to show events in the order they happened.

Front

What is a caption?

Back

A short description of a picture or illustration.