Word Reference Materials

You are reading a nonfiction book called The Human Body. You come across the bold word respiratory. What is the fastest way to find the meaning of the word?

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

• glossary

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which reference material is used to find definitions of words?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

• Almanac

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

You would use a THESAURUS to find __________ for words.

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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

Which of the following would you find in a dictionary? You may choose more than one!

• What the word means

• How to pronounce the word

• When the word was founded

• How to spell the word

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which reference materials list their entries alphabetically? You may choose more than one!

• Dictionary

• Encyclopedia

• Thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which reference material would you use to find a word with the opposite meaning of "inquisitive"?

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

• Atlas

• Almanac

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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

Which reference material would you use to find the pronunciation of the word "omnipotent"?

• Atlas

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

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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

With what digital version can you find out the meaning of a word?

• thesaurus.com

• dictionary.com

• thecoastalcourier.com

• mapquest.com

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

I need to find a synonym for the word "friend"- which reference material should I use?

• glossary

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• 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

I'm trying to see how "disturbing" is broken into syllables- which reference material should I use?

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• glossary

• atlas

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7