Reference Materials Part 2

You want to find another word for "big". 

• atlas

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesaurus

You're taking a trip to Disney World and you want to plan your route. 

• atlas

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• almanac

You want to find out if "funny" is a noun, verb, or adjective. What source do you use? 

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• newspaper

You want to learn more about penguins. What source do you use? 

• atlas

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• almanac

You're doing research on World War II. What source do you use? 

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• almanac

• atlas

Your cousin just moved to Maine and you want to see how far it is from Georgia. What source do you use? 

• atlas

• almanac

• newspaper

• encyclopedia

You want to revise your story and replace words you have repeated. What source do you use? 

• dictionary

• atlas

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

You're thinking about getting a pet hamster but want to learn more about them first. What source do you use? 

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• atlas

• thesaurus

You're reading back your research paper and  you see that you used "old" too many times. What source do you use? 

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesaurus

• almanac

You want to know what the people of Greece do for fun. What source do you use? 

• atlas

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• almanac