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Using Headings and an Index is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on finding a fact fast with the parts of a book, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Using Headings and an Index

RI.1.5

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1.What is a glossary for?
  • A.Naming the author
  • B.Listing the pictures
  • C.Explaining what special words mean
2.You want to know what "pasteurising" means. Which part helps most?
  • A.The glossary
  • B.The index
  • C.The contents page
3.Where would you find a list of the chapters in order?
  • A.The contents page
  • B.The index
  • C.The glossary
4.Where would you look to find what page "bats" is on?
  • A.The last page
  • B.The front cover
  • C.The index
5.You want to know which page is about roots. Which part helps most?
  • A.The cover
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The index
6.What does a subheading do?
  • A.Names the illustrator
  • B.Breaks a long part into smaller named pieces
  • C.Ends the chapter
7.Why is some print made bold?
  • A.To show it is an important word
  • B.To show it is the end
  • C.Because the printer ran out of ink
8.What does a heading tell you?
  • A.How long the book is
  • B.Who wrote the book
  • C.What the part underneath is about

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Explaining what special words mean
  2. 2.The glossary
  3. 3.The contents page
  4. 4.The index
  5. 5.The index
  6. 6.Breaks a long part into smaller named pieces
  7. 7.To show it is an important word
  8. 8.What the part underneath is about

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.