Reference Sources. DICTIONARY a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with...

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Reference Sources

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Reference Sources

DICTIONARY

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of

words with information about them.

THESAURUS

a reference book containingwords and their synonyms

MANUAL

a reference book containinginstructions, especially for

operating a machine orlearning a subject

ATLAS

a reference book containing maps

ALMANAC

a reference book containing a calendar or index of interesting events for a

particular year.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

a group of reference books thatcontains information on all

subjects or one that covers acertain subject thoroughly,

usually with articles arrangedalphabetically

Which source would you use to find the meaning of the word succulent?

Dictionary

Which source would you use to find information about

Benjamin Franklin?

Encyclopedia

Which source would you use to find a more interesting word for good to

add to you writing journal?

Thesaurus

Which source would you use to find where a country is located?

Atlas

Which source would you use to find statistics on the 2012 World Series?

Almanac

Which source would you use to find how to operate an iPhone?

Manual

Which source would you use to find how to install a new program on

your laptop?

Manual

Which source would you use to find out how to pronounce the word

despicable?

Dictionary

Which source would you use to find out the best way to travel to Arizona

on your vacation?

Atlas

Which source would you use to find who became the president in 1960?

Encyclopedia

Which source would you use to find the winner of the Newbery Medal for

2013?

Almanac

Which source would you use to find words that mean the

same thing as conventional?

Thesaurus

Which source would you use to find information about a Zebra?

Encyclopedia

Which source would you use to find out if the word continuous should be

used as a adjective or adverb?

Dictionary

Which source would you use to find which country in Africa is the

largest?

Atlas

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