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Reference sources - The Big 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are doing a report and need to find detailed information on our first president, George Washington. Where should you look?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

2.

What resource should you use to find out what the word "gregarious" mean?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

3.

You need to know where the 10 deadliest earthquakes in the world occurred. What resource should you use?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

4.

What resource would you use to learn the most downloaded free app for an iPhone?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

5.

What resource should you use to help you figure out how to pronounce the word "aisle" correctly?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

6.

I need to think of a synonym for the word "awesome." What resource should I use?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

7.

After I read the biography, Small Steps, I was curious about the disease called polio. Where can I look to find out more information?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

8.

What resource should I use to find out the name of the body of water that lies east of Chicago, IL?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

9.

Somebody said I was "pessimistic." I wonder what that means? What resource should I use to find out what that word means?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

10.

What resource should I look in to find out which country has the most deadly earthquakes?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

11.

What resource would you look in to find out what river runs between Missouri and Illinois?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

12.

After reading Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen, you want to learn more about the Revolutionary War. What resource would you use?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

13.

Where would you look to find out the Top NBA Scorer in 2011?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

14.

You have to write a report on the planet Mercury. Where should you go first for information?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac

15.

You need an antonym for the word "reveal." Where should you look?

a)

Dictionary / Thesaurus

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Atlas

d)

Almanac