Dictionary Skills 3rd Grade

Multiple Choice

What is a dictionary?

• A list of words with meanings, pronunciations, and origins

• A book of maps

• A collection of stories

• A guide to grammar rules

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What information does a dictionary entry typically include?

• Word meaning, pronunciation, part of speech, and origin

• Only the word meaning

• Only the pronunciation

• Only the part of speech

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Which part of a dictionary entry provides the pronunciation of a word?

• The phonetic transcription

• The word origin

• The definition

• The part of speech

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a glossary in a book?

• To provide a list of chapters

• To define terms used in the book

• To summarize the book

• To list the authors

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a glossary entry?

• country - a nation with its own government

• apple - a type of fruit

• car - a vehicle with four wheels

• computer - an electronic device

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Which word would you likely find in a glossary about government?

• president

• banana

• guitar

• ocean

Multiple Choice

If you were reading a book about science and wanted to find quickly a definition of a word that was in the book, where would you look?

• a dictionary

• a glossary

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If you are writing an essay and you don't know how to spell something, where do you look?

• a dictionary

• a glossary

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If you are wondering about the pronunciation of the word petrify, where would you look?

• a glossary

• a dictionary

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If you wanted to hear the pronunciation of a word, where would you go?

• a printed dictionary

• an online dictionary

Multiple Select

What are some key features of a dictionary?

• Definitions of words

• Synonyms and antonyms

• Illustrations

• Historical usage