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Headings and Subheadings Practice

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Headings and Subheadings Practice

A heading gives the overall subject of a text. Subheadings show the smaller sections within it. Read each question carefully. For questions that ask you to write your own heading, answers will vary; one example is provided in the answer key.

Spot the heading

Read the example about a garden through the seasons. Its sections are called Spring Seedlings, Summer Visitors and Autumn Harvest.

1.Which title tells you the subject of the whole text?

Spring Seedlings
A Year in the Garden
Autumn Harvest

2.How many subheadings are listed in the garden example?

Two
Three
Four

Read a short text

Fishing Boats Fishing boats leave the harbour early. Their crews bring fresh fish back to shore. Ferries Across the Bay Ferries carry passengers between the town and the island. They run throughout the day. The Harbour Lighthouse At night, the lighthouse shines across the water to help boats find a safe route.

3.Suggest a suitable main heading for the harbour text.

4.Write all three subheadings from the harbour text.

5.In your own words, explain one way headings and subheadings help a reader.

Choose and create headings

Match each paragraph with the subheading that best fits it.

6.Match each subheading to the paragraph it describes.

A. Building a Bird Nest
B. The Butterfly’s Change
C. Life in a Pond

2. Birds gather twigs and grass to make a safe place for their eggs.
3. Frogs, insects and plants share a watery habitat.
1. A caterpillar changes inside a chrysalis before becoming a butterfly.

7.Write a suitable subheading for this paragraph: “On cold mornings, frost covers the grass. As the sun rises, the ice melts and the garden begins to warm.”

8.Create a main heading and two subheadings for a short text about different ways to travel. Make the main heading broad enough to include both sections.

9.Write two or three sentences that could belong under one of your travel subheadings. Include details that match that subheading.