Name _______________________#_______ Non Fiction Text Features 1. Where do you look to find the definition of a word in bold? A. Index B. Table of contents C. Glossary

2. How does the table of contents help you? A. It tells you the page that a chapter or section begins. B. It tells you the definition of an unknown word. C. It tells you about the characters in the story.

3. Which feature is a sentence that describes a picture? A. Glossary B. Caption C. Heading

4. What do authors use to point out parts of a picture or diagram? A. Index B. Map C. Labels

5. List 2 characteristics to describe fiction books and non fiction books.

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Non Fiction Text Features Use the table of contents below to answer the following questions. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction …………………………………………………………………… 1 Birds of Texas ………………………………………………………………...…2 Where Birds Live …………………………………………………………..…….4

Homes………………………………………………………………………...….6 Food………………………………………………………………………….….8 Predators………………………………………………………………………..10 Baby Birds…………………………………………………………………...….12 Bird Watching…………………………………………………………..………..14

6. On what page do you think you might learn about how birds build their homes? A. page 1 B. page 4 C. page 6

7. What will you learn about if you go to page 10 in this book? A. Animals that are dangerous to birds or might hunt birds.

B. Animals that are similar to birds. C. How the birds take care of their young.

8. In what section of this book do you think you might learn about types of birds? A. Bird Watching B. Where Birds Live C. Birds of Texas