For grades 3-5, explore nonfiction text features to aid reading comprehension.
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| list of books and authors used to gather information for a report | bibliography
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| calls attention to a new or important word with darker letters | bold print
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| organize information in lists with this feature | bullets
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| words nearby that explain what the picture is about | caption
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| words in color stand out from the rest | colored print
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| a drawing that shows the parts of something | diagram
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| find extra information about a topic in this little square feature | fact box
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| a mini-dictionary, found in the back of a nonfiction book | glossary
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| show information with numbers in this visual way. Examples: bar, line, circle... | graph
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| tells the reader what the section is about | heading
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| a hand-drawn picture that helps the reader see the text in his mind | illustration
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| alphabetical listing of the subjects, people, and places and their page numbers | index
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| slanted text that calls attention to new or important words. Also shows something could be underlined. | italic print
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| picture that shows the location of things or places | map
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| curved marks (used to identify additional information in a sentence) | parentheses
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| a picture made with a camera that shows something in real life | photograph
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| tells the reader how to say a new word | pronunciation guide
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| gives additional information about a topic or picture, usually found at the side of the page | sidebar
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| Under the heading, this feature helps the reader "chunk" the text into smaller parts | subheading
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| gives the heading and beginning page number of each section or chapter in a book | table of contents
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| a chart of information presented in a visual way, often used to compare things | table
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| a chart that helps a reader see important events in the order (or by the year) they happened. | timeline
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| the name of the book | title
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| a section in the back of the book with extra information | appendix
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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