Reference Sources 6th Grade

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You are writing a speech about how the seating chart at lunch makes you mad. You need to find another word to use besides mad. What resource would you use to find another word?

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thesaurus

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You find the word transcendentalism in a biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson you are reading for a report in English. You don't know what transcendentalism means. Which resource would you use to find the meaning?

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dictionary

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Which resource do you use to find out how many and which states share a border with Colorado? Options: dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanac

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atlas

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What resource do you use to find the past tense of the verb percolate? Options: encyclopedia, atlas, almanac, dictionary

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dictionary

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Which resource would you use to find the beginning and ending dates of George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's presidencies? Options: thesaurus, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas

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encyclopedia

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What resource do you use to find the number of hurricanes that occurred in 2005? Options: almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia

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almanac

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What resource could you use to find the times of high and low tides in Corpus Christi, TX in 2016 for a science fair project? Options: dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, almanac

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almanac

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Which resource would you use to find the countries located on the European continent? Options: dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, atlas

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atlas

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You need to find an antonym for the word cold, but your teacher says you can't use the words hot, warm, or boiling. What resource would you use to find another antonym?

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thesaurus

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You need to find out some general information about the Communist Revolution in Russia. Which resource would you use to find that information? Options: dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac

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encyclopedia