Nonfiction is any text that is based in fact. Biographies, textbooks and cookbooks are all nonfiction. Informational text is a type of nonfiction. Informational text teaches a reader about the natural world or society. It informs, or gives knowledge, about a certain topic. It often contains text features like a table of contents, an index and diagrams. Articles, some essays and textbooks can be considered informational text.

Based on the passage, an informational text might

A
tell a made-up story about the ocean.

B
contain funny, made-up characters.

C
contain facts about oceans.

D
not contain any facts