Dictionary, Thesaurus, or Glossary

Blanche notices that she has written not durable many times in a paper. She would like to replace this phrase

with a word that means the opposite of durable. Which resource would be most useful for this task?

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• index

• glossary

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Frankie is comparing and contrasting two characters. One character is very cheerful, and the other is the opposite. Which resource would be most useful to help him find a word to describe the other character?

• a dictionary

• a thesaurus

• an index

• a glossary

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Marian is giving a talk to her chemistry class about safety. She wants to be sure that she says ventilation correctly. Which resource would be most useful for this task?

• index

• glossary

• dictionary

• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Billie has used the phrase not upset many times in an email, but he realizes that his meaning will be clearer if

he finds a word that means the opposite of upset. Which resource would be most useful for this task?

• glossary

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• index

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Rudy is reading a newspaper that uses the unfamiliar word aficionado. He wants to know what this word

means. Which resource would be most useful for this task?

• thesaurus

• index

• glossary

• dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

• dictionary
• glossary
• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To define the word bagpipe, which would book would you use?

• dictionary
• glossary
• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

• dictionary
• glossary
• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In which reference book would you find  a synonym for angry?

• dictionary
• glossary
• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

• dictionary
• glossary
• thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C