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What is a reference tool?
A. a gardening tool
B. a source of information
C. a writing tool
D. none of the above
Mike has written a report on gorillas. His final report consists of an
introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
In separating his report into parts, which part of the research process did Mike perform?
a. presenting
b. organizing
c. note taking
d. paraphrasing
Mr. Crocker and his family are planning a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando,
Florida. What would help him find the best route to take?
A. thesaurus
B. encyclopedia
C. dictionary
D. atlas
Shannon wants to find out what books our library has about
endangered species. How should she search using the library on line
catalog (database) ?
A. Author
B. Title
C. Subject
D. Call number
Steven wants to know what pages in his science book would tell him about tornadoes. Where in his book should he look?
A. title page
B. copyright page
C. glossary
D. index
Between what two guide words in the dictionary
would the word veterinarian be found?
A.vale and vent
B.vessel and vice
C.victory and volume
D.vex and volcano
You need to know when and where the baseball player Alex Rodriquez was born. Which reference source
would you use to find this information?
A. geographical dictionary
B. atlas
C. encyclopedia
D. biographical dictionary
If you wish to know the capital of
Florida, what would be the BEST
reference book to use?
A. atlas
B. biographical dictionary
C. almanac
D. encyclopedia
On what page would Megan find the author of her book?
A. the copyright page
B. the table of contents
C. the title page
D. the index
Use the thesaurus entry below to answer the question.
Apparent: clear, evident, obvious
Appetite: taste, hunger, craving
Appreciate: comprehend
Detect: recognize
Looking at the thesaurus entry above, which word may be substituted for the underlined
word in the sentence?
It was clear that Jeff did not want to walk home in the rain alone.
What reference book would you use if you wanted to locate
pictures of the presidents of the United States?
A. encyclopedia
B. almanac
C. biographical dictionary
D. magazine
When looking in encyclopedias for information about
skateboarding which volume would you look in FIRST?
Which source would you use to fine the distance between Rome and Florence ?
a.bibliography
b.online catalog
c.almanac
d.atlas
Use the dictionary entry below to answer the following question:
tree (tre)n. 1. A large woody plant with a long trunk having many branches in the upper part. 2. A wooden beam, bar, post, etc. (a clothes tree). 3. Anything like a tree, as in having many branches (A family tree is a diagram of a family line).
What part of speech is the word tree?
A. a pronoun
B. an adjective
C. a noun
D. an adverb
James wants to write a report on the history of the automobile. Where should he look?
A. dictionary
B. atlas
C. almanac
D. encyclopedia
Which would you find in the table of
contents?
a. Definition of words found in the book
b. Chapter titles and pages where they are found
c. Book title, author, publisher
d. ABC list of different subjects and pages where they are found
What book would give us the address of the Atlanta Falcons?
A. Encyclopedia
B. Biographical dictionary
C. Thesaurus
D. Almanac
Tina is interested in doing a class report on “Wild Animals,” but she found it to
be too broad a subject. Which is a
relevant subject that would narrow her
topic?a. animals
b. snakes
c. veterinary care
d. mountain lions
What information can be found on the back (verso) side of a title
page in a book?
A. illustrator’s name
B. copyright date
C. chapters in the book
D. glossary
Fido is using the Internet on his computer. He wants to return to the opening page. Where should he click?
A. favorites button
B. forward button
C. home button
D. search button
What do we call the part of a book that lists the
chapters and their page numbers?
A. glossary
B. copyright page
C. title page
D. table of contents
If Raven copies down in his own words, the main points of what he is reading,
what is he doing?
a. Plagiarizing
b. Paraphrasing
c. Skimming
d. Summarizing
Cindy needs to illustrate a map of the continent of
Africa. She needs to show the countries in Africa and
their capitals. What reference book would she
use?
A. almanac
B. atlas
C. geographical dictionary
D. encyclopedia
This part of your of your science book lists subjects in alphabetical order and gives the pages where they can be found.
A. table of contents
B. glossary
C. index
D. title page
To find a synonym for the word
sly Shane would look in a ...
A. glossary
B. dictionary
C. thesaurus
D. index
What is a book with made-up stories called?
A. nonfiction
B. biography
C. reference
D. fiction
What are the three ways to search for a book using our
on-line catalog?
What do we call the part of a book that gives the title, author, illustrator, and
publisher?
A. table of contents
B. title page
C. verso page
D. glossary
Where could I find out what the
weather will be today?
A. magazine
B. almanac
C. encyclopedia
D. newspaper
Mrs. Frost is new in town and needs to find a dentist to clean her teeth. Where
can she look to find a list of dentists in town?
A. newspaper
B. telephone book
C. magazine
D. almanac
What do we call a group of books that gives information on a variety
of topics?
A. encyclopedia
B. atlas
C. geographical dictionary
d. biographical dictionary
Index
Crocodiles - See Reptiles
Natural environment, 10-12
Feeding habits, 18-24
Reproduction, 30-50
Other related species, 52-60
Heath found a book on crocodiles. Using the book’s index above, where would he most likely look to find information about alligators?
A. Natural environment
B. Feeding habits
C. Other related species
C. Reproduction
Alex has chosen hurricanes as his
topic for a research report. What is the
next thing he should do?
A. write a first draft
B. take notes
C. write an outline
D. gather information
The company that prints and binds books is called a ...
A. author
B. illustrator
C. copyright
D. publisher
What is plagiarism?
Which of the following does the copyright date NOT tell you about a
book?
A. number of pages in the book
B. the year the book was
written
C. how old the book is
D. the birthdate of the book
The guide words on a dictionary page are swap and tame. Which word would be found on this page?
A. supply
B. swallow
C. talent
D. tamper
Megan is doing research on the
planet Jupiter. He is using the library database to find books on Jupiter. How should he
search to find what he is looking for?
A. author
B. title
C. dewey decimal number
D. subject
Sylvester is reading an article about birds in a
periodical. A periodical is a ...
A. a book
B. a magazine
C. an encyclopedia
D. an almanac
Ty would like to know who said, “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your county.” What reference tool could he use?
A. Bartlett’s Familiar
Quotation’s
B. the card catalog
C. almanac
D. encyclopedia
Which of the following steps will not help you find a word in the dictionary?
A. decide what letter of the alphabet
the word begins with
B. decide if the word will be in the
front, middle or back of the
dictionary
C. look at the guide words
D. start at the beginning of the
dictionary and look at every entry
word until you find the word you
are looking for
Table of Contents
Flowers for Your Garden page 12
Yummy Vegetables page 25
Trees for Shade page 39
Grass page 48
Pine Trees page 54
Weeds and Insects page 67
You would like to learn about pine cones. Where in this book will you find
this information?
What is a bibliography?
Encyclopedia entries are
arranged in what order?
Shannon did a search on the Internet to find a restaurant in Atlanta. She found the information below. What is it called?
Http://www.feedme.com/
A. a Web address
B. an e-mail
C. a browser
D. an explorer
Name 4 reference tools you could use to find information for a
report.
Todd has to write a report about a president of the United States. He has chosen Washington. Which volume of the encyclopedia would he use to read
about George Washington?
Mike is writing an essay on animal habitats. He is using a book to help him. Which of the
chapters in his book is NOT going to help him write his report?
A. Chapter 1:Living in the Trees
B. Chapter 2:Living in the Water
C. Chapter 3:Life in Hot Places
D. Chapter 4:Life in Cold Places
E. Chapter 5:Animals in Danger
What reference book do we use to find a synonym for a word?
A. thesaurus
B. dictionary
C. atlas
D. glossary
Who has the answer?
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