Created by Christina Lorenz
9 questions
3rd Grade
ELA
Updated May 2025
Nonfiction Text Features: Table of Contents, Glossary, Index is a Grade 3 English worksheet that helps students distinguish among three common nonfiction text features. Through 8 multiple-choice questions and 1 multiple-select question, students identify which feature helps them preview chapters, locate a section such as information about Saturn, find every mention of a word such as tornado, or determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word. The worksheet also reinforces where these features appear in a nonfiction book: the Table of Contents is in the front, while the Index and Glossary are in the back. Students apply these distinctions to practical reading tasks, including using a Table of Contents to locate information about Mali’s rainy season. This free printable worksheet includes a complete answer key and is useful for independent practice, small-group instruction, or a quick comprehension check after introducing nonfiction text features.
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This Grade 3 worksheet teaches students to distinguish the Table of Contents, Index, and Glossary by matching each feature to a specific reading purpose. Its 8 multiple-choice and 1 multiple-select questions ask students to choose a chapter, locate every mention of a topic, find definitions, and identify which features appear in the front or back of a nonfiction book.
Introduce each feature with a nonfiction book and model the task it supports: preview chapters with the Table of Contents, locate repeated topics with the Index, and find word meanings in the Glossary. Then have students explain why a feature fits each scenario on the worksheet, such as finding the definition of “pollination” or locating information about Saturn, before completing the questions independently.
Students may confuse the Index with the Table of Contents because both help locate information; emphasize that the Table of Contents lists chapters or sections, while the Index points to mentions of a word or topic. They may also select the Glossary for a topic-location question instead of a definition question, overlook that the worksheet’s multiple-select item requires two answers, or reverse which features appear in the front and back of a nonfiction book.
This worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for all 9 questions. For printable submissions, scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to grade responses efficiently. The printable format can also support schools that are reducing screen time.
Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing or increase the font size so the text-feature scenarios and answer choices are easier to navigate. You can also select a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when that better supports access to the multiple-choice and multiple-select items.
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