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NF Text Features
Non-Fiction Text Features - Study for Kahoot quiz (graded)
Term | Definition |
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Titles | tell what a book, article, or chapter is called. |
Text Features | are things found in non-fiction texts and materials that help you make sense of what you're reading. |
Subtitles | give more information about the title. |
Table of Contents | tells what page each chapter or section begins. |
Charts, graphs, and tables | organize data and statistics to make them easier to read. |
Captions | give more information about photographs and illustrations. |
Diagrams | are simple drawings that show the parts of something or how it works. |
Labels | show what the parts in a diagram are called. |
Maps | show where something is located |
Timelines | show the order of when things happened and are often used with historical events. |
Bold words | have dark, heavy letters and are used to draw attention to important words. |
Italics | are slanted letters in words that are used to draw attention to important words. |
Glossary | is like a mini-dictionary that gives definitions of key words in the book. |
Index | is usually found on the very last pages in a book, and it tells on which pages important information or key words can be found. It is listed in alphabetical order. |