Home / English / Printables / Kindergarten / How a Page Works How a Page Works is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on which way print runs and where reading starts, aligned to Common Core standard RF.K.1. 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Tick the right answer.
1. A book is open in front of you. Where do the words start?
A. At the back cover B. At the top of the left page C. At the bottom of the right page 2. Your finger is under the first word. Which way does it move?
A. To the right B. To the left C. Upwards 3. The words on this page go in rows. What do we call one row?
A. A letter B. A line C. A cover 4. You have read the last word on a line. What do you do?
A. Stop reading B. Go back to the first line C. Go down to the left of the next line 5. When we get to the end of a line, where do we go next?
A. To the last word on the page B. Down to the start of the next line C. Back to the top of the page 6. Where on the page do you start reading?
A. In the middle B. At the bottom right C. At the top left 7. Which page do you read first in an English book?
A. The right-hand page B. The left-hand page C. The last page 8. Which way do we read the words on a page?
A. Left to right B. Bottom to top C. Right to left LessonPrint · RF.K.1 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How a Page Works Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1. At the top of the left page 2. To the right 3. A line 4. Go down to the left of the next line 5. Down to the start of the next line 6. At the top left 7. The left-hand page 8. Left to right More practice for RF.K.1 Know how a book works: front to back, left to right, and that the print is what is read.
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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.K.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.