Anderson's Reference / Text Feature Quiz

Which resource would you use to find the definition of a word?

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

• non fiction text

Which resource could you use when you want to learn information about an animal?

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

Which resource would you use when you want to find a synonym for a word?

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesaurus

• a non fiction text

Which resource would you use to find an entire book on pandas?

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

• a non fiction text

Which resources have guide words?

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• non fiction texts

• both a dictionary and a thesaurus

Select the guide words which would include this word on the same page.

The word is "camel"

• ant- bat

• claw- crazy

• calm-camera

• yellow-zebra

If these are the guide words on a dictionary page, which word could be found on the same page?

bat-brake

• bike

• bake

• bring

• broke

The words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order.

• True

• False

What is the purpose of a glossary?

• It provides pictures for the book.

• It provides definitions for words found in the book.

• It's found at the beginning of a book and lists the chapters.

• This shows you where you may find a word in the book.

If I wanted to know the exact page where I could find the diet of a zebra, where would I go to find this information?

• glossary

• index

• caption

• table of contents