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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 the end
  • B.To show it is an important word
  • C.Because the printer ran out of ink
3.What is a glossary for?
  • A.Explaining what special words mean
  • B.Listing the pictures
  • C.Naming the author
4.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
5.Where would you find a list of the chapters in order?
  • A.The contents page
  • B.The index
  • C.The glossary
6.Where would you look to find what page "bats" is on?
  • A.The index
  • B.The front cover
  • C.The last page
7.You want to know which page is about roots. Which part helps most?
  • A.The index
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The cover
8.What does a heading tell you?
  • A.Who wrote the book
  • B.What the part underneath is about
  • C.How long the book is

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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