Dictionary Skills

Dictionary Skills

By Rachel Hamilton

Multiple Choice

Put these words in alphabetical order.

cow

horse

dog

frog

• cow, dog, frog, horse

• dog, frog, horse, cow

• frog, dog, horse, cow

• cow, frog, horse dog

Multiple Choice

Put the following words in alphabetical order.

zebra, elephant, pencil, apple

• elephant, apple, pencil, zebra

• zebra, pencil, elephant, apple

• apple, elephant, pencil, zebra

Multiple Choice

What word falls between the guide words MINUS and MIST?

• myth

• maid

• mutt

• minute

Multiple Choice

What word falls between the guide words GOLFER and GRACE?

• gum

• good

• gym

• guilty

Multiple Choice

What page of your dictionary is the word "Bank" on?

• 58

• 222

• 2

• 76

Multiple Choice

What are the guide words for the word "obviously"?

• Object

• Ocarina/obverse

• Observer/Occluding

• Only/Openly