Nonfiction Text Features

Check all the reasons someone would read nonfiction.

• to be entertained with a fun story

• to learn about real places, people, or events

• to meet new characters

• to answer a question

• to learn how to do something

Name this nonfiction text feature.

• illustration

• diagram

• photograph

• caption

• label

Where is the glossary located in a nonfiction book?

• front of the book.
• middle of the book.
• back of the book.

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

• Definition
• Heading
• Index

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

• Index
• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Framed Text (Text Box, Insert)

The words that tell about this photograph are called the 

• bold print
• caption
• label

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

• Graph
• Map
• Diagram

How does the table of contents help a reader?

• find the right book

• read more words

• find topics and other parts of the book quickly

• give definitions of words

Which text feature would help me find the meaning of words?

• glossary
• table of contents
• index
• headings

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

• Index
• Table of Contents
• Glossary