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

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Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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