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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.You want to know what a diagram shows. Where do you look?
  • A.The index
  • B.The caption
  • C.The back cover
2.You want the page about braille cells. Which tool is fastest?
  • A.The index
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The front cover
3.What is a sidebar in an information book?
  • A.The page number
  • B.The list of chapters
  • C.A boxed piece of extra information beside the main text
4.What is a key word search good for?
  • A.Reading the whole book in order
  • B.Checking spelling
  • C.Finding every place a topic is mentioned
5.Which explains a technical word?
  • A.The contents page
  • B.The index
  • C.The glossary
6.Which tells you what page a chapter starts on?
  • A.The index
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The contents page
7.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
8.You need one fact fast from a long chapter. What should you do?
  • A.Read the chapter from the start
  • B.Read the last page
  • C.Use the index or a key word search, then read that part

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Answer key — Key Words, Sidebars and Links

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The caption
  2. 2.The index
  3. 3.A boxed piece of extra information beside the main text
  4. 4.Finding every place a topic is mentioned
  5. 5.The glossary
  6. 6.The contents page
  7. 7.They are key terms, often explained in the glossary
  8. 8.Use the index or a key word search, then read that part

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