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Key Words, Sidebars and Links is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on using search tools to find information efficiently, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.5. 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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Key Words, Sidebars and Links

RI.3.5

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Tick the right answer.

1.Which explains a technical word?
  • A.The glossary
  • B.The contents page
  • C.The index
2.You want to know what a diagram shows. Where do you look?
  • A.The caption
  • B.The back cover
  • C.The index
3.You want the page about braille cells. Which tool is fastest?
  • A.The index
  • B.The front cover
  • C.The glossary
4.What is a sidebar in an information book?
  • A.A boxed piece of extra information beside the main text
  • B.The page number
  • C.The list of chapters
5.What is a key word search good for?
  • A.Checking spelling
  • B.Reading the whole book in order
  • C.Finding every place a topic is mentioned
6.Why are some words in bold in an information text?
  • A.They are hard to spell
  • B.They are key terms, often explained in the glossary
  • C.They are the author's favourites
7.What is the difference between the index and the contents page?
  • A.The index comes first
  • B.Contents lists chapters in order; the index lists topics alphabetically
  • C.They are the same thing
8.You are on a website and a word is underlined and blue. What is it?
  • A.A heading
  • B.A spelling mistake
  • C.A hyperlink to another page

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Answer key — Key Words, Sidebars and Links

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The glossary
  2. 2.The caption
  3. 3.The index
  4. 4.A boxed piece of extra information beside the main text
  5. 5.Finding every place a topic is mentioned
  6. 6.They are key terms, often explained in the glossary
  7. 7.Contents lists chapters in order; the index lists topics alphabetically
  8. 8.A hyperlink to another page

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.