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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

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 our solar system. Where in his book should he look?

A. title page

B. copyright page

C. glossary

D. index

The guide words on a dictionary page are ghost and hospital. Which word would be found on this page?

A. house

B. girl

C. howl

D. gallows

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

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 an encyclopedia for

information about skateboarding which

volume would you probably look in

FIRST?

Watch (woch) v. 1. to observe, regard, look at. v. 2. look after, care for, protect. Supervise. n. 3. clock, timepiece, pocket watch. N. 4. sentry, security guard, lookout caretaker.

Use the dictionary entry below to answer the question.

Which meaning of the word is used in the sentence below?

Anita looked at the watch she wore on a chain around her neck.

a. meaning 1

b. meaning 2

c. meaning 3

d. meaning 4

James wants to write a report on the history of the automobile. Where should he look?

A. dictionary

B. atlas

C. almanac

D. encyclopedia

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

What book would give us the address of the Atlanta Falcons?

A. Encyclopedia

B. Biographical dictionary

C. Thesaurus

D. Almanac

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

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

One of the books Traci’s teacher recommended was a novel called The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. If Jamie

wanted to find out more about it, what would be the BEST way for him to do so?

a. look in the library catalog under horses

b. type in the key word pony in an Internet search

c. look under famous American plays in the Subject index and then look for The Red Pony

d. type in John Steinbeck in an Internet search and then look for a subcategory of novels

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

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

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

What is plagiarism?

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

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

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

Megan found a book titled Our Solar System. Where should she look to find out if the book has information on black holes?

A. title page

B. index

C. table of contents

D. glossary

Sylvester is reading an article about birds in a periodical. A periodical is a ...

A. a bookB. a magazineC. an encyclopediaD. an almanac

Where is the appendix of a book located?

Name three examples of

material found in the

appendix

Encyclopedia entries are arranged in what order?

A. number order

B. subject order

C. alphabetical 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 George 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 is a bibliography?

What reference book do we use to find a synonym for a

word?

A. thesaurus

B. dictionary

C. atlas

D. glossary

Who’s got the answer?

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