WorksheetsUsing an Index
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which IS a characteristic of an index?
a)
located in front of book
b)
identifies chapters and titles
c)
lists topics in ABC order
d)
found in a fiction book
2.
Which is NOT a characteristic of an index?
a)
lists topics
b)
includes page numbers for topics
c)
ABC order
d)
located in Table of Contents
3.
How many subtopics are listed under the "maps" entry?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
4.
Identify the keywords in this question:
What kind of climates does Mexico have?
What kind of climates does Mexico have?
a)
climates, have
b)
climates, Mexico
c)
what, Mexico
d)
type, climates
5.
Identify the keyword(s). When did Earth Day first occur?
a)
when
b)
first
c)
Earth Day
d)
occur
6.
Identify the keyword(s). What languages do Brazilians speak?
a)
languages, Brazil
b)
Brazilians
c)
languages, speak
d)
do, Brazilians
7.
Which is NOT a key word for this question?
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice humans?
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice humans?
a)
Aztecs
b)
why
c)
humans
d)
sacrifice
8.
If an index entry was "174 p" what does the p indicate?
a)
page
b)
photo
c)
person
d)
part
9.
If an index entry lists "191 m" what does the m indicate?
a)
movie
b)
map
c)
music
d)
marker
10.
If an index entry lists 174-176, that means you should read...
a)
pages 174 to 176
b)
pages 174 and 176
11.
If an index entry reads "26, 29" that means you should read...
a)
pages 26 to 29
b)
pages 26 and 29
12.
Which is not a key word?
a)
of
b)
election
c)
candidate
d)
debate
13.
Important words in questions that help a learner locate topics in the index are...
a)
guide words
b)
key words
c)
pronunciation respellings
d)
text features
14.
Where would you find an index?
a)
in the front of a book
b)
in the middle of the book
c)
in the margins of the book
d)
in the back of the book
15.
What is the difference between the index and the table of contents?
a)
they are both the same
b)
Table of contents defines words; the index does not.
c)
Index is at the beginning of the text/table of contents is at the back
d)
The table of contents is at the beginning/index is at the back.
16.
An index is a text feature of what genre?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non Fiction
c)
Myth
d)
Poem
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