Reference Skills

You are reading a book about Mexico. Where would you look to find a page number of an important word in the book?

• index
• title page
• glossary
• table of contents

The most important page in a book that includes the title, author, publisher, and date is...

• table of contents
• index
• title page

What is a list of resources used in research?

• biography
• bibliography
• fiction
• encyclopedia

Your teacher wants you to write a report about a natural disaster. Choose the correct order of the steps from the choices below:
A. Make a list of questions about your topic
B. Decide upon a topic
C. Find information on your topic
D. List what you already know

• A, B, C, D
• B, D, A, C
• D, A, C, B
• B, A, C, D

Below are 4 fiction books that might be found in your library. Select the correct order in which these books would appear on the library shelf.
1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Elephant Run by Roland Smith
3. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
4.The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

• 4,1,3,2
• 1,4,2,3
• 4,2,3,1
• 2,1,4,3

You have the following citation to a book. Identify the publisher.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. The Castle in the Attic. New York: Holiday House, 1985. Print.

• Winthrop, Elizabeth
• The Castle in the Attic
• Holiday House
• New York

You find a photo on the Internet that you would like to include in your report. What is the proper way to use this photo?

• Copy and paste the photo into your paper.
• Cite the photo and include in your list of sources.
• Edit the photo to make it your own.
• Include a title for the photo in your paper.

You're looking for a new word for "nice". Which source is best to use?

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

You're taking a trip and you want to plan your route. Which source is best to use?

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

Which part of the book can I find definitions?

• glossary

• index

• title page

• table of contents

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C