Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Non Fiction Text Features
Word Bank

glossary, heading, highlighted text, index, map, photograph, ta-

ble of contents, title, boldface, sidebar, caption

Label all of the features shown.

Home Water Use

Showers ___________3

Laundry ___________5

Brushing Teeth_____7

Watering grass_____9

Dishwasher_________11

Did you know?

Home water use makes

Domestic water use in Canada.
up a bout 5% of total
water use worldwide.

Water Cycles

Every plant and animal on Earth needs water. People use water the most. The more people there
are, the more water is used. Water moves through the environment. This means water never goes
away. We can not get the same amount of water in one place every year. The amount of water on
Earth does not change, but in some places there is not enough water, and in others, there is too
much. Also, in some places, you might not be able to drink the water because it is polluted.

Environment: where a per-

son or animal lives

Harm: to do something bad conserve 2,3

to someone
environment 6
Pollute: to put bad things
leak 4
into the water or air
waste 4,8

Can you find these text features in your textbook (pages 284-292)?