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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.Where would you find a list of the chapters in order?
  • A.The contents page
  • B.The index
  • C.The glossary
2.Why is some print made bold?
  • A.To show it is the end
  • B.To show it is an important word
  • C.Because the printer ran out of ink
3.You want to know what "pasteurising" means. Which part helps most?
  • A.The contents page
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The index
4.What does a heading tell you?
  • A.What the part underneath is about
  • B.Who wrote the book
  • C.How long the book is
5.A diagram has small words with lines pointing at parts. What are they called?
  • A.Captions
  • B.Headings
  • C.Labels
6.Where would you look to find what page "bats" is on?
  • A.The front cover
  • B.The last page
  • C.The index
7.What is a caption?
  • A.The words under a picture that say what it shows
  • B.The title of the book
  • C.A list of page numbers
8.What is a glossary for?
  • A.Listing the pictures
  • B.Naming the author
  • C.Explaining what special words mean

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The contents page
  2. 2.To show it is an important word
  3. 3.The glossary
  4. 4.What the part underneath is about
  5. 5.Labels
  6. 6.The index
  7. 7.The words under a picture that say what it shows
  8. 8.Explaining what special words mean

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