Parts of a book

Parts of a book

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This task is about the different parts of a book.
Read the eleven ideas in the box, then match them to the terms on the right hand column. 
Write the letter of the correct term in the box at the bottom of the page. 
The first one has been done for you. Four terms in the right hand column are not needed.
 
IDEAS   TERMS
  1. The part of the book you see when it's on the shelf. 
  2. An introduction that explains what the book is about or why the author wrote it; also called the foreword. 
  3. The page that tells the title, author, and illustrator of a book, as well the publisher's name and place of publication. 
  4. The soft or hard outside of a book. 
  5. An alphabetical listing of all the subjects covered in the book, usually found in the back of the book. 
  6. The legal rights of the author. 
  7. Page on which the author names special people for whom the book was written. 
  8. Additional information the author wants to include found at the end of the book. 
  9. The books and reference material the author used to write the book. 
  10. A list of technical words in the book and their meanings. 
  11. A list of the titles of the chapters.
  
A   Glossary
B   List 
C   Index 
D   Appendix 
E   Bibliography 
F   Dewey Decimal System 
G   Spine 
H   Title page 
I    Table of Contents 
J    Fiction 
K   Preface 
L   Non-fiction 
M   Dedication 
N   Cover 
O   Copyright
  

Idea 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Term G                    
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
library, information skills, text features
Description of task: 
This resource requires students to match ten ideas about the different parts to books with the correct term.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • identify purposes of structural features

as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.

Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Making sense of text: text structure, set 5
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
   

Y8 (05/2003)
NOTE: 1 is given.
K - difficult
H - easy
N - very easy
C - easy
O - easy
M - easy
D - very difficult
E - difficult
A - moderate
I - easy

 

Diagnostic and formative information: 
 

Common error

Idea 2.

19% of students gave the letter E.11% of students gave the letter D

Idea 8.

23% of students gave the letter E.15% of students gave the letter K.12% of students gave the letter B.

Idea 9.

13% of students gave the letter F.12% of students gave the letter B.11% of students gave the letter D.