Reference Skills Week 31

What guide words will be found on a dictionary page with the word "medium"?

• meager/meddle

• medal/medic

• mechanic/meek

• meal/median

Which guide words could be found on the same dictionary page as the word "within"?

• witch/witness

• with/withold

• with/wither

• without/witness

Which guide words would be found on a dictionary page with the word "aware"?

• avocado/axe

• away/azure

• auto/available

• average/awake

Put these words in ABC order.  Which word would be third? breed, breech, bream, brew

• bream
• breed
• breech
• brew

Put these words in ABC order.  Which word would be fourth? reindeer, raindrop, rainbow, railroad, raincoat

• railroad
• rainbow
• reindeer
• raincoat

The guide words on the page are as follows:
embroidery * emirate
Where would this word be located?
embroider

• before
• on
• after

The guide words on the page are as follows:
embroidery * emirate
Where would this word be located?
emigrant

• before
• on
• after

Which reference material would be most useful in finding Italy, France, and Switzerland on a map?

• an encylopedia

• a thesaurus

• an atlas

• a museum website

Which reference material would be most useful in finding the latest research on school uniforms?

• an encyclopedia

• an educational periodical

• a dictionary

• a newspaper

To find the pages in a book that focus on the causes of World War II, which section of the book should you look?

• Index

• Glossary

• Table of Contents

• Text Features