Parts of a book III

Parts of a book III

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This task is about understanding the differents parts of a book. 

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a)  The title page is inside the front cover and has the name of the book on it.
     What else would you find on the title page?

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b)  Phrases found in the front of the book such as 'To my mokopuna Tasi and Rua', are called the ...
    • greetings

    • dedication

    • genealogy

    • biography

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c)  Who writes the foreword or introduction in a book?

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d)  What are two things that the 'table of contents' contains?
1. 2.

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e)  Books sometimes use these abbreviations. Write out their meaning.
anon.   
ed        
fig.      
pp.      

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f)  Add in the missing words to make each sentence correct.
i)   A general guide to the way a book is set out is found in the 

ii)  A glossary is a list of  words used in the book.

iii) A list of books used by the author in writing the book is known as the .

iv) The author sometimes explains what the book is about in the .
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with some auto-marking).
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Description of task: 
The parts of a book provide the context for this resource with 12 questions on the various components of a book.
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 within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 
Y8 (11/2000)
a)
 
Any 1 of:
  • Author
  • Publisher
  • Place of publication
very easy
b)
 
B
very easy
c)
 
Any 1 of:
  • the author
  • a well known person (who knows the author or the subject)
easy
d)
 
Section/Chapter headings and page numbers.
moderate
e)
 
anon – anonymous
ed. – edition/editor
fig. – figure/diagram/picture
pp. – pages
difficult
difficult
difficult
very difficult
f)
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
contents/introduction
specialised
bibliography/references
introduction/preface
moderate
difficult
very difficult
difficult