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. Which way do we read the words on a page?
A. Right to left B. Left to right C. Bottom to top 2. Where do you begin reading a book?
A. At the back cover B. At the front cover C. In the middle 3. 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 4. Your finger is under the first word. Which way does it move?
A. To the left B. Upwards C. To the right 5. Which page do you read first in an English book?
A. The last page B. The right-hand page C. The left-hand page 6. When we get to the end of a line, where do we go next?
A. Down to the start of the next line B. To the last word on the page C. Back to the top of the page 7. Where is the last word of a page?
A. At the top of the page B. In the middle of the page C. At the end of the bottom line 8. The words on this page go in rows. What do we call one row?
A. A letter B. A cover C. A line LessonPrint · RF.K.1 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How a Page Works Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1. Left to right 2. At the front cover 3. Go down to the left of the next line 4. To the right 5. The left-hand page 6. Down to the start of the next line 7. At the end of the bottom line 8. A line 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.