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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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Tick the right answer.

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

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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