Nonfiction Text Features worksheet for educational use, guiding students to match text features with their definitions.

You’ve uploaded an image showing two versions of a worksheet titled “Nonfiction Text Features” — one appears to be the answer key or completed version (on the right), and the other is the student version with blanks to fill in (on the left).

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## ✔ GOAL:
Match each text feature on the left with its correct description from the word bank on the right.

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## 🧩 SOLUTION:

Here’s how to correctly match each text feature with its description:

| Text Feature | Correct Description |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Table of Contents | a list of headings within the book and the page number where you can find that heading |
| Heading | tells the reader what information they will find in the following paragraphs |
| Illustration | a drawing of the item being explained |
| Caption | words that briefly explain a photograph or illustration |
| Photograph | a real-life picture of the item being explained |
| Bold Word | often a word that is important to the subject of the text or a difficult word that the reader may not know |

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## 🔍 EXPLANATION OF EACH MATCH:

1. Table of Contents
→ Found at the beginning of a nonfiction book, it lists major sections/chapters with their page numbers.
✔️ Matches: *“a list of headings within the book and the page number where you can find that heading”*

2. Heading
→ A title for a section that gives a preview of what’s coming next.
✔️ Matches: *“tells the reader what information they will find in the following paragraphs”*

3. Illustration
→ A drawing or diagram used to show something visually (not a photo).
✔️ Matches: *“a drawing of the item being explained”*

4. Caption
→ Short text under or beside a photo/diagram explaining what it shows.
✔️ Matches: *“words that briefly explain a photograph or illustration”*

5. Photograph
→ A real picture taken with a camera — shows actual people, places, or things.
✔️ Matches: *“a real-life picture of the item being explained”*

6. Bold Word
→ Words printed in bold font to draw attention — often vocabulary or key terms.
✔️ Matches: *“often a word that is important to the subject of the text or a difficult word that the reader may not know”*

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## 💡 TEACHING TIP:
This activity helps students recognize and understand how nonfiction texts are organized to help readers navigate and comprehend information more easily. These features are essential for reading textbooks, articles, reports, and reference materials.

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✔ Final Answer (Filled-in Worksheet):

```
Text Feature | Description
-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
Table of Contents | a list of headings within the book and the page number where you can find that heading
Heading | tells the reader what information they will find in the following paragraphs
Illustration | a drawing of the item being explained
Caption | words that briefly explain a photograph or illustration
Photograph | a real-life picture of the item being explained
Bold Word | often a word that is important to the subject of the text or a difficult word that the reader may not know
```

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