Reference Materials

A dictionary helps you-

• find synonyms to words

• find out more about a place

• find what words mean

• find more information on a topic

A thesaurus helps you-

• find synonyms to words

• find out more about a place

• find what words mean

• find more information on a topic

An atlas helps you-

• find synonyms to words

• find out more about a place

• find what words mean

• find more information on a topic

An encyclopedia helps you-

• find synonyms to words

• find out more about a place

• find what words mean

• find more information on a topic

To find a synonym for funny, a student should look in -

• a dictionary

• a thesaurus

• an atlas

• an encyclopedia

Which is the best resource for finding the definition of a word in a passage?

• a dictionary

• a thesaurus

• an atlas

• an encyclopedia

Which resource should a student use to find a synonym for careful?

• a dictionary

• a thesaurus

• an atlas

• an encyclopedia

What resource should a student use to find the meaning of the word dedicate?

• a dictionary

• a thesaurus

• an atlas

• an encyclopedia

A synonym is a word that means the same or almost the same as another word.

Which one is a synonym?

• their - they're

• scared - happy

• scared - frightened

• train - helicopter

Which reference material is a book that is published yearly and includes weather forecasts, tide tables, Olympic Game results, and other information?

• Atlas
• Encyclopedia
• Newspaper
• Almanac