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

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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