Study Guide for Library End of Course Exam

Who created the library organization system used today in libraries around the world?

• Dewey McMell

• Melvil Dewey

• Mrs. Scott

• Alexander the Great

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

The Dewey Decimal System has _____ categories.

• 10

• 6

• 12

• 9

Each category in the Dewey Decimal System represents a certain kind of book and is assigned a _____.

• catalog

• genre

• number

• letter

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

______ books are organized or shelved in numerical order.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Folktales

• Reference

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

A _______ is a list of all materials in the library.

• title

• author

• card catalog

• call number

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

In a card catalog, you may search for items by -----

• title, author, number of pages

• title and year published

• genre, size, and popularity

• title, author, or subject

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

A _____ tells you where a book is in the library.

• card catalog

• spine lable

• call number

• subject

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Call numbers can be found in two places, the card catalog and the ___ of a book.

• spine

• last page

• cover

• underneath the dust jacket

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

The _____ _____ is where the call number can be found.

• call label

• spine label

• book label

• catalog label

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

A book about a person is a _____.

• biography

• history

• reference book

• drama

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.9