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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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1.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
2.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
3.You need one fact fast from a long chapter. What should you do?
  • A.Read the chapter from the start
  • B.Use the index or a key word search, then read that part
  • C.Read the last page
4.You want to know what a diagram shows. Where do you look?
  • A.The caption
  • B.The index
  • C.The back cover
5.You want the page about braille cells. Which tool is fastest?
  • A.The glossary
  • B.The front cover
  • C.The index
6.What is the difference between the index and the contents page?
  • A.Contents lists chapters in order; the index lists topics alphabetically
  • B.They are the same thing
  • C.The index comes first
7.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
8.Which tells you what page a chapter starts on?
  • A.The glossary
  • B.The contents page
  • C.The index

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Answer key — Key Words, Sidebars and Links

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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