Text Features Flashcard

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What are text features?

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Text features are special parts of a page in nonfiction books that help readers locate, understand, and engage with information.

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Why do nonfiction books have text features?

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Nonfiction books have text features to help readers locate information, understand it better, and make reading more interesting.

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What does it mean if a word is in bold, italics, or underlined?

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It usually indicates that the word is a new term to learn.

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What is a caption?

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A caption is the text near photographs or illustrations that explains what is happening in the image or provides more information about it.

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How can captions help readers?

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Captions help readers understand how an image is connected to the text.

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What should you look for to find information about a specific topic in a book?

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You should look in the index to find the page numbers related to that topic.

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What is the difference between nonfiction and fiction texts?

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Nonfiction texts provide true information about a topic, while fiction texts are about imagined people, places, and events.

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Can you give an example of a nonfiction text?

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An example of a nonfiction text is 'Makers and Takers: Studying Food Webs in the Ocean' by Gwendolyn Hooks.

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What types of texts are considered fiction?

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Fiction texts include novels, poems, and plays.

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What is the purpose of an index in a book?

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The index helps readers quickly find specific topics and their corresponding page numbers.