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

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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