ELA Sources

You are reading a passage in a nonfiction book about figurative language and don't remember what the word simile means.  The best place to look would be in the _____________________________.

• dictionary

• glossary

• thesaurus

Your teacher told you that you need a better word than nice in your report.  Where would you look for a better word?

• dictionary

• glossary

• thesaurus

You need to know what part of speech the word amazing is.  Where would you look?

• dictionary

• glossary

• thesaurus

You are writing a speech about how the seating chart at lunch makes you mad.  You need to find another word to use besides mad.  What resource would you use to find another word?

• thesaurus

• almanac

• encyclopedia

• atlas

Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

“I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.” Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

You find the word transcendentalism in a biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson you are reading for a report in English.  You don't know what transcendentalism means.  Which resource would you use to find the meaning?

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• atlas

• almanac

You need to find an antonym for the word cold, but your teacher says you can't use the words hot, warm, or boiling.  What resource would you use to find another antonym?

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

• atlas

• almanac

Why is it important to identify information sources in research?

• To give credit to sources used

• To avoid using technology

• To confuse readers

• To make the research process longer