Practice identifying parts of a book and common text features that help readers find and understand information.
Read each problem carefully. Use what you know about books and text features to answer in complete sentences when needed.
Identifying book parts and using text features
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
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What is the front cover of a book? Explain what it usually shows.
- 2
What is the title page? Tell what information you can find on it.
- 3
A book has a table of contents. How does this text feature help a reader?
- 4
What is a glossary, and when would you use it?
- 5
What does an index help you find?
- 6
A page has a heading that says 'Animal Homes.' What does the heading tell the reader?
- 7
What is a caption under a picture, and how does it help?
- 8
If a book has labels on a diagram of a plant, what do the labels do?
- 9
Why do readers use page numbers?
- 10
A bold word appears in a nonfiction book. What does bold print tell the reader?
- 11
What is the spine of a book? Explain where it is found.
- 12
A student wants to learn about frogs in a nonfiction book. Name one text feature that could help and explain how it would help.