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Library Terms Grade 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Autobiography
a)
The author writes the story of their own life.
b)
An account of someone else's life.
c)
The history of the automotive industry.
d)
None of these.
2.
A system of cards arranged alphabetically in drawers that can 
be searched for author, title and subject information.
a)
OPAC
b)
Database
c)
Card Catalog
d)
None of these
3.
What is the searchable list of materials in the library stored in a database program? It is the index to materials in the library.
a)
World Book
b)
Power Library
c)
SIRS Discoverer
d)
OPAC
4.
What is the Library classification system used in larger libraries?
a)
World Book
b)
Library of Congress Classification System
c)
Dewey Decimal System
d)
None of these
5.
This Library classification system divides all of human knowledge into 10 classes organized by subjects. It is used by most public and school libraries.
a)
Dewey Decimal System
b)
Melvil Decimal System
c)
Power Library
d)
Library of Congress Classification
6.
 In libraries journals, magazines and newspapers are referred to as . . .
a)
Non Fiction
b)
Fiction
c)
Periodicals
d)
Reference
7.
What non fiction books shelved together to consult for information. The call # is preceded by an R.
a)
Periodicals
b)
Journals
c)
Reference
d)
Non Print Materials
8.
Short accounts in one book of the lives of a number of people. 
a)
Biography
b)
Autobiography
c)
Collective Biography
d)
None of these
9.
What type of book containing facts and information is arranged on the shelf using the Dewey Decimal System of Classification.
a)
Fiction
b)
Magazine
c)
Periodicals
d)
Non Fiction
10.
What are stories created from an author's imagination? Arranged in the OLMC Library by genre and then in alphabetical order by the author's last name.
a)
Reference
b)
Non Fiction
c)
Fiction
d)
Periodicals
11.
What award every year is given to an American author for the most distinguished writing for children.
a)
Newbery Award
b)
Academy Award
c)
Caldecott Award
d)
Regina Award
12.
What award is given every year for the best illustrated book published in the United States?
a)
Newbery Award
b)
Caldecott Award
c)
Regina Award
d)
Academy Award
13.
Who devised the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
a)
Huey Dewey
b)
Louie Dewey
c)
Zoe Dewey
d)
Melvil Dewey
14.
What is the term for the list of sources for a research project?
a)
Biography
b)
Works Cited
c)
MLA
d)
APA
15.
What is the part of the book that is a list of words and their meanings?
a)
Table of Contents
b)
Index
c)
Dedication
d)
Glossary