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PARTS OF A BOOK
I-Learning Competencies:
a. MELCS;
1. Recognize the common terms in English relating to the parts of a book (ENG2BPK-
IIIa-1)
II- Content
These are the parts of a book:
A. cover page
1. front cover (title, author, illustrator)
2. back cover
3. spine
B. front matter pages
1. title page
2. copyright page
3. table of contents
4. introduction
C. inside pages
D. back matter pages
1. glossary
2. bibliography
3. index
Reminder:
A book is carefully written and checked before it reaches you. Use the book properly and always
handle it with care. Have fun reading!
III- Exercise/s
A. Can you identify the following parts of a book? Encircle the correct answer.
Horizontal
1. It shows the list of chapters, units, topics and the pages where they can be found inside.
2. It indicates the legal rights of the owner of the book.
Vertical
3. It is written to engage the reader and get them to read the book.
4. This is the alphabetical listing of topics and the pages where they can be found.
5. It is the alphabetical listing of difficult words found in the book and their meaning.
C. I challenge you! Can you find the part of the book that I will ask?
Get a book and find the following:
1. Glossary
2. Introduction
3. Inside pages
4. Table of contents
5. Title page
D. Read the following statements. Write true if the statement is correct and false if it is not
correct.
_____________ 1. The spine makes the book durable because it holds the cover
and the pages.
_____________ 2. The author is the person who draws the illustrations found in the
book.
_____________ 3. The index is the alphabetical listing of difficult words found in the
book and their meaning.
_____________ 4. The bibliography is the list of sources used by the author to write
the book.
_____________ 5. If you want to easily find the pages of the topic you are
searching for, use the table of contents.
IV-Assessment
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.