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Headings and Subheadings Practice

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Headings and Subheadings Practice

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Headings and Subheadings

What are headings and subheadings?

• A heading is like a big sign that tells you what a whole story or chapter is about

• A subheading is a smaller sign that tells you about one part of the story

Example from a story about jungle animals:

The Animals of the Jungle ← This is the main heading

The Brave Elephants ← This is a subheading

The Clever Monkeys ← This is another subheading

1. Which one is the main heading in the example above?

The Brave Elephants

The Animals of the Jungle

The Clever Monkeys

2. How many subheadings are in the example?

1

2

3

🔍 Part 2: Finding Headings and Subheadings

Read this short text about jungle servants:

The Hard-Working Animals

The Strong Elephants

The elephants carry heavy logs with their trunks. They are very strong and help people build houses.

The Fast Horses

The horses run quickly to carry messages. They never get tired and always do their job well.

The Helpful Camels

The camels carry water and food across the hot desert. They are very useful animals.

3. What is the main heading of this text?
4. Circle all the subheadings in the text above.
5. Why do you think headings and subheadings are helpful when reading?

Sentence starter: Headings help me because they tell me ________________

✏️ Part 3: Writing Your Own Headings

6. Match each paragraph to the best subheading. Draw a line to connect them.
The Loud Monkeys
The Quiet Snakes
The Colourful Birds
These animals slide along the ground without making any noise at all.
These animals swing from tree to tree and make lots of noise when they play.
These animals have bright feathers and can fly high in the sky.
7. Write a good subheading for this paragraph:

________________

The tigers hunt at night when it is dark. They have big teeth and sharp claws. They are the strongest hunters in the jungle.

8. Create your own main heading and two subheadings about school subjects:

Main heading: ________________

Subheading 1: ________________

Subheading 2: ________________

Extension Activity: Write a short paragraph (2-3 sentences) to go with one of your subheadings.

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