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Use Text Features

Grade 1 Reading Worksheet

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Circle the answer.

  1. Look at the contents page. Which topic is on page 14?

    • Wind
    • Snow
    • Rain
    • Sun
  2. Look at the glossary. Which word means "a spider's net"?

    • gills
    • tadpole
    • web
    • pond
  3. Read the caption under the picture. What stands by the big mountain?

    • a big lake
    • a small mountain
    • a tall tree
    • a little house
  4. Look at the heading. What will this part of the book tell you about?

    • how the sun is made
    • how hot the sun is
    • how to stay safe in the sun
    • why the sun sets
  5. Look at the sentence. Which word is in bold print?

    • strong
    • Each
    • beak
    • has
  6. Which text feature is this?

    • index
    • caption
    • table of contents
    • glossary
  7. What does a table of contents show?

    • the topics and their page numbers
    • what a hard word means
    • who wrote the book
    • what a picture shows
  8. You read the bold word "seed" and do not know it. Which feature can tell you what it means?

    • table of contents
    • heading
    • glossary
    • caption
  9. You see a picture and want to know what it shows. What do you read?

    • the glossary
    • the heading
    • the caption
    • the table of contents
  10. Look at the page. What is at the letter A?

    • the writing
    • the title
    • the heading
    • the caption
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About this worksheet

Text features help readers find and understand information. In first grade, children begin using headings, tables of contents, captions, labels, bold words, and glossaries in simple nonfiction books. These features can be easy to overlook because young readers often move straight to the main sentences. Every question on this worksheet shows the feature itself, such as a contents page, a glossary, a caption, a heading, a bold word, or a whole book page, and asks the child to use it to find something: a page number, a word meaning, or what a picture shows.

Support pages use common classroom book features. Standard and challenge pages use longer lists and add the index. Encourage your child to preview a nonfiction page before reading the paragraph. The heading, caption, and bold words often tell what kind of information to expect.

What your child will learn

  • Find a page with a contents list
  • Find a word meaning in a glossary
  • Use a caption or heading
  • Name the parts of a book page

Common Core standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.5

Worked example

A table of contents helps a reader find the page where a topic begins.

Common mistake

Ignoring captions and then missing information shown in a picture.

Helpful hint

Ask what job the reader needs the feature to do.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with use text features?

Ignoring captions and then missing information shown in a picture.

How can I help my child with use text features?

Ask what job the reader needs the feature to do.

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