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How Books Work

A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focusing on the basic concepts of print and how books work, including parts of a book and reading direction.

Grade 1 ELA ReadingEarly LiteracyConcepts of PrintHow Books Work
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1.A

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ELAGrade 1ReadingConcepts of PrintBooks
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How Books Work

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Read the questions carefully and answer them based on what you know about books.

1. Which part of the book tells you what the book is about?

a

The back cover

b

The front cover

c

A page inside

d

The spine

2. Which way do you read words on a page?

a

Bottom to top

b

Right to left

c

Left to right

d

Top to bottom

3. The   holds all the pages of a book together.

4. When you open a book, you start reading on the   page.

5. The title of a book is usually found on the back cover.

T

True

F

False

6. We turn pages from left to right.

T

True

F

False

7. Look at the picture of the book below. Draw a line from each word to the correct part of the book.

Open book

Front Cover

 

Back Cover

 

Spine

 

Pages

 

8. Why is it important to know how books work?

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