Word Reference

The words in a dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary are all listed in alphabetical order.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RF.K.1B

Which reference book would you use to find out if the word amazed is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?

• Glossary

• Index

• Thesaurus

• 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

Which resource would you use when writing an essay to find a better word or replace overused words?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Glossary

• All of the above

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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

If you want to know how to correctly use a word in a sentence, what resource should you use?

• Thesaurus

• Index

• Glossary

• 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 a printed version, what can be used to find the meaning of a word?

• almanac

• newspaper

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

With a printed version, what can be used to find the synonym of a word?

• dictionary

• newspaper

• glossary

• 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

With a printed version, what can be used to find the pronunciation of a word?

• atlas

• dictionary

• glossary

• newspaper

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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 want to find another word for "big". 

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• 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

You want to check the spelling of a word. What source do you use? 

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

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

• atlas

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• 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