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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 index
  • B.The contents page
  • C.The glossary
2.Where would you look to find what page "bats" is on?
  • A.The front cover
  • B.The last page
  • C.The index
3.What does a heading tell you?
  • A.Who wrote the book
  • B.How long the book is
  • C.What the part underneath is about
4.What does a subheading do?
  • A.Breaks a long part into smaller named pieces
  • B.Names the illustrator
  • C.Ends the chapter
5.You want to know which page is about roots. Which part helps most?
  • A.The index
  • B.The cover
  • C.The glossary
6.What is a caption?
  • A.The title of the book
  • B.A list of page numbers
  • C.The words under a picture that say what it shows
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.You want to know what "pasteurising" means. Which part helps most?
  • A.The contents page
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The index

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The contents page
  2. 2.The index
  3. 3.What the part underneath is about
  4. 4.Breaks a long part into smaller named pieces
  5. 5.The index
  6. 6.The words under a picture that say what it shows
  7. 7.To show it is an important word
  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.