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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 does a subheading do?
  • A.Ends the chapter
  • B.Breaks a long part into smaller named pieces
  • C.Names the illustrator
2.You want to know what "pasteurising" means. Which part helps most?
  • A.The index
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The contents page
3.Where would you look to find what page "bats" is on?
  • A.The last page
  • B.The front cover
  • C.The index
4.What is a glossary for?
  • A.Naming the author
  • B.Explaining what special words mean
  • C.Listing the pictures
5.What is a caption?
  • A.A list of page numbers
  • B.The words under a picture that say what it shows
  • C.The title of the book
6.Where would you find a list of the chapters in order?
  • A.The glossary
  • B.The index
  • C.The contents page
7.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
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

LessonPrint · RI.1.5 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Using Headings and an Index

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

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