Educational worksheet teaching students about nonfiction book features like the table of contents and index.

Let’s go step by step through the worksheet.

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First section: Table of Contents

The table of contents lists topics and their page numbers:

- Stars → page 5
- Planets → page 11
- The Sun → page 19
- The Moon → page 24
- The Milky Way → page 30
- Space travel → page 32

So, a book with this table of contents is about space or things in space — stars, planets, sun, moon, galaxy, and space travel.

Now, write page numbers for these:

- moon → look at “The Moon” → page 24
- stars → “Stars” → page 5
- sun → “The Sun” → page 19
- Milky Way → “The Milky Way” → page 30

✔ All match directly from the table.

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Second section: Index

Index shows:

- Earth → pages 11, 12, 13
- Mars → pages 15, 16
- Milky Way → pages 7, 30–31
- moon → pages 24–29
- orbit → page 34
- rocket → pages 35, 36

Question: Which pages are about these things?

- Mars → index says 15, 16
- rocket → index says 35, 36

Next question: Can you read about Earth on page 25?

Look at Earth in index: only pages 11, 12, 13. Page 25 is not listed. So → No

Last question: Are the index words in alphabetical order?

List them as they appear:

Earth, Mars, Milky Way, moon, orbit, rocket

Check alphabetically:

E (Earth)
M (Mars)
M (Milky Way) — but “Mars” comes before “Milky Way” because ‘a’ < ‘i’
m (moon) — lowercase? But usually we ignore case; “moon” should come after “Milky Way”? Wait — let’s sort properly:

Alphabetical order would be:

Earth
Mars
Milky Way
moon
orbit
rocket

But wait — “moon” starts with ‘m’, same as Mars and Milky Way. Let’s compare:

- Earth → E
- Mars → M-a-r-s
- Milky Way → M-i-l-k-y... → so Mars comes before Milky Way (because ‘a’ < ‘i’)
- moon → m-o-o-n → after Milky Way? Actually, “Milky Way” vs “moon”: M-i vs M-o → ‘i’ < ‘o’, so Milky Way comes before moon.
Then orbit (o), then rocket (r)

So actual alphabetical order should be:

Earth
Mars
Milky Way
moon
orbit
rocket

That’s exactly how they’re listed! ✔

Wait — but “moon” is written with lowercase ‘m’. In indexes, sometimes capitalization doesn’t matter — we treat all as lowercase for sorting. So yes, it’s still in order.

Also, note: “Milky Way” has two words — we sort by first word “Milky”, which starts with M.

So yes — the index words ARE in alphabetical order.

BUT — hold on! Look again at the list given in the index box:

It says:

Earth 11, 12, 13
Mars 15, 16
Milky Way 7, 30–31
moon 24–29
orbit 34
rocket 35, 36

Is “moon” supposed to be capitalized? Probably a typo, but for sorting, we consider it as “Moon”.

Even if we consider “moon” as starting with ‘m’, and “Milky Way” also ‘M’, then:

Compare “Milky Way” and “moon”:

M-i-l-k-y vs m-o-o-n → ‘i’ comes before ‘o’, so “Milky Way” before “moon” — correct.

And “Mars” (M-a) before “Milky Way” (M-i) — correct.

So overall: Earth, Mars, Milky Way, moon, orbit, rocket → that IS alphabetical.

✔ Yes, they are in alphabetical order.

Wait — one more check: Is “Milky Way” considered under “M”? Yes. And “moon” under “m” — same letter group. Within M-group: Mars, Milky Way, moon — sorted correctly.

Final confirmation: Alphabetical order means A to Z.

E → M → M → m → o → r → that’s fine.

Actually, standard practice ignores case, so “moon” = “Moon”, and sorts with other M’s.

So yes — it’s in order.

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Now, let’s compile final answers.

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Final Answer:

What is a book with this table of contents about?
→ Space / Things in space

Write page numbers for these:
moon → 24
stars → 5
sun → 19
Milky Way → 30

Which pages are about these things?
Mars → 15, 16
rocket → 35, 36

Can you read about Earth on page 25?
→ No

Are the index words in alphabetical order?
→ Yes