Types of Text Features
A picture with labels for different parts.
diagram
What is a title and where is it found?
the name of the book, on the cover
Are books with text features fiction or non-fiction?
non-fiction
What is an icon?
a small image, usually a symbol
What are italics?
a type style with letters that slant to the right
The name for a label placed below or near a picture.
caption
What does a table of contents have?
chapters and page numbers
Where can I find the author's name?
cover or front of book
A type of chart with two circles that compares and contrasts information.
venn diagram
A graph is...
information or data as a visual image or picture
An image taken with a camera is called a...
picture
If I wanted to know the meaning of a bold word, where could I find that?
glossary
What is the purpose of nonfiction text?
to educate or inform
A bold word on the top of the page that tells you what that page or section is about.
heading
What is a bold word?
a word in darker or thicker text that is often important
What is an illustration?
a drawing
What is the name of the section at the back of a nonfiction book that has topics and page numbers?
index
What are key facts?
facts that are important to a topic or issue
What is a link?
text or an image on any web page that, when clicked on, causes another web page or another point on the same page to be displayed on the computer screen
A list of important events arranged in the order in which they happened, includes dates
timeline
A drawing of part of the earth's surface that shows where specific locations or features are.
map
True or false: Nonfiction texts do not have chapters.
false
How do text features help a reader?
helps them understand what they are reading better
A bold word under the heading that tells what a smaller section will be about.
subheading
Is Dogman fiction or nonfiction?
fiction