Nonfiction Text Features
What do you call a short sentence under a photo that tells you what it shows?
Caption
There is so ___ milk in the glass. (much / many)
much
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the plural word for mouse?
mice
What is a habitat?
The natural home for an animal or plant.
What feature uses labels and arrows in a picture to explain how something works?
diagram
"She drank ___ water after PE." (a little / a few)
a little
How many strings are on a guitar?
Six
How many syllables are in the word "potato"?
Name two animals that live in a polar habitat.
Answers will vary.
Explanation texts use these short titles above each section of a nonfiction book.
heading
"There are ___ clouds in the sky today." (a little / a few)
a few
How many zeros are in one million?
six
What do speech marks show in a story? (" ")
They show what the characters say
What do we call baby insects at the beginning of their life cycle?
What is at the end of a nonfiction book that helps us to find the pages where we can learn about different topics?
Index
"We don't have ___ time left before lunch." (much / many)
much
What is the most commonly spoken language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Big, small, red, white, cute, smelly, annoying, cool, are all examples of what?
adjectives
What is the difference between a temperate and tropical rainforest?
Temperate rainforests are in cooler climates, tropical rainforests are in hotter climates.
How is an explanation writing different from an information writing? (you can say your answer instead of writing it)
Explanation writing explains how or why something happens. Information writing tells us about what something is.
I only have a _______ money to spend this week. few / little
little
What country has the most lakes?
Canada
What kind of poem has 3 lines.
The first line with 5 syllables.
The second line with 7 syllables.
The third line with 5 syllables.
They are usually about nature.
Haiku
What do you call the process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly?
Metamorphosis