When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
100
Reference that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map. (or atlas)
100
Feature that shows exactly what something looks like; not an illustration.
What is a photograph.
100
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.
What are insets,sidebars, fact boxes.
200
A biography about the life of President Obama
What is nonfiction.
200
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
200
Reference that tells definitions of words.
What is a dictionary.
200
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
200
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline.
300
A book about bears describing different types of bears, where they live, and what food they eat.
What is nonfiction.
300
When the author uses a larger font of type at the top of the page, or start of a section.
What is a heading
300
Reference books that are arranged alphabetically by topic, often coming in a set of volumes.
What are encyclopedias.
300
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions.
300
Feature that organizes information into rows, columns, and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What is a chart or a graph.
400
A story about a girl who can talk to animals.
What is fiction.
400
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
400
Reference that give the reader synonyms for words
What is a thesaurus
400
This shows the order and page number of different topic sections (or chapters)
What is the table of contents.
400
This feature, located at the back of a book or journal, organizes topics in alphabetical order and includes the page numbers they are found on within the text.
What is an index.
500
An article in a newspaper giving the results of the Panthers game.
What is nonfiction.
500
When a word or phrase has a strip of color placed over the text.
What is highlight.
500
Online reference resource that includes Britannica School and Explora.
What is NC Wiseowl.
500
These feature, often printed in color or bold print, are found at the start of different sections within a chapter, or an article.
What are subheadings
500
Time for Kids, Super Science, Scholastic News are examples of these