Nonfiction Text Features

A ____________would help me find the page to read about blizzards.

• index

• table of contents

• glossary

• title

What part of a book is the table of contents found in?

• front of the book.

• middle of the book.

• back of the book.

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

• page 3

• page 15

• page 123

• page 281

Why do you think the author included a map in this section?

• To show the reader how to get to North America.

• To show the reader where raccoons originated and where they live today.

• Just to show where racoons came from.

• To let the reader know that racoons live all over the world.

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?

• headings and subheadings

• table of contents

• glossary

• diagrams

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?

• headings and subheadings

• table of contents

• glossary

• diagrams

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?

• font styles

• index

• charts and graphs

• captions

Cassie has designed a new kind of light bulb that she believes will be energy efficient and less expensive. She wants to patent the design so that others can't copy it. She needs to draw a picture of the light bulb and explain the key components. Which text feature will she use?

• headings and subheadings

• table fo contents

• glossary

• diagrams

Why did the author use the heading "Great White Sharks" on this page?

What could the heading of this page be?