Parts of a Book

The best use for an index in a book is what?

• Well, really, Ms. Moser, we all know it's my pointing finger...

• where you look up definitions

• it's an alphabetical listing off all the subjects in a book, listed by page number

• it's the page with all the listings in the book, organized by topic

Where is the index located?

• front

• middle

• back

• index, what's an index?

• it's a town in Snohomish County, Washington

Alphabetical list of definitions and pronunciations of special or unusual words is called what?

• index

• glossary

• reference section

• table of contents

What does an "atlas" contain?

• Greek god, bearer of the heavens

• a moving company

• a reference section that discusses graphs and charts

• a collection of maps

If I was going to look for some facts about a country, for instance, in what section would I look?

• ask the teacher

• Safeway

• glossary

• reference

What is the definition of a "table of contents"?

• a place where you can find silverware and place settings for the dinner table

• Alphabetical list of definitions and pronunciations of special or unusual words

• list of chapters with their page numbers

• Alphabetical list of topics and their page numbers placed at the very end of a book

What is the correct number for this Roman numeral: X?

• 1

• 10

• 5

• 20

The kind of numbers we write in the English language are called _________ numerals.

• Roman

• bedtime

• English

• Arabic

If I wanted to read something on the practice of mummification, where would I go to find it?

• index

• glossary

• main text of book

• table of contents

In our geography book, the letter "v" comes up. What does the "v" stand for and what would I find listed as an example of a "v"?

• vaccine, small pox epidemic statistics

• vernacular, words in a particular language

• victory, peace sign

• visual, chart