Using a dictionary

You are writing a report about a cheetah. Which of the word reference books would help you find another word for fast?

• bilingual dictionary

• dictionary of idioms

• thesaurus

Can the dictionary help you with pronunciation?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Dictionaries have thousands of words that are organized _________.

• by length

• geographically

• alphabetically

• phonetically

Which reference book would you use to find the meaning of the word horizon?

• monolingual dictionary

• collocations dictionary

• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Your teacher told you that you need a better word than nice in your report. Where would you look for a better word?

• bilingual dictionary

• dictionary of idioms

• thesaurus

You need to know what part of speech the word amazing is. Where would you look?

• monolingual dictionary

• dictionary of phrasal verbs

• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Which word comes LAST in ABC order?
pixie, pizza, place, pit

• pixie
• pizza
• place
• pit

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CCSS.RF.K.1B

Which word comes FIRST in ABC order?

tree, rock, queen, plate

• tree

• rock

• queen

• plate

Which dictionary would you use to check the spelling of undeterred

• pronunciation dictionary

• monolingual dictionary

• dictionary of phrasal verbs

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CCSS.L.11-12.2

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

Which dictionary would you use to find adjectives commonly used with obstacle

• bilingual dictionary

• dictionary of phrasal verbs

• dictionary of collocations

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CCSS.L.11-12.6