Reference Materials Practice

All of the following are reference materials EXCEPT:

• dictionary

• atlas

• picture book

• encyclopedia

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

• glossary

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesaurus

Which part of the book can I find definitions?

• glossary

• index

• title page

• table of contents

Which reference material shows me which pages the chapters are on in a book?

• glossary

• title page

• caption

• table of contents

Which reference material is a book that is published yearly and includes weather forecasts, tide tables, Olympic Game results, and other information?

• Atlas

• Encyclopedia

• Newspaper

• Almanac

Which reference material is a publication that is printed daily or weekly and contains current news, editorials, articles, and advertisements?

• Newspaper

• Internet

• Almanac

• Thesaurus

Which reference material uses guide words found at the top of each page, so that we can find the location of the entry word?

• Almanac

• Dictionary

• Internet

• Atlas

Reference materials give us factual information to make our work accurate and easy to understand.

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• False

A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them including their meaning, a pronunciation key, and their part of speech.

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A group of reference books that contain information on all subjects or one that covers a certain subject thoroughly usually with articles arranged alphabetically.

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