WorksheetsNon-Fiction
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
2.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end
3.
Prefixes and suffixes are added to words to change their meaning
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is the meaning of "un" in the word undo?
a)
again
b)
not
c)
leave out
5.
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?
a)
thesaurus
b)
almanac
c)
encyclopedia
d)
atlas
6.
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?
a)
encyclopedia
b)
dictionary
c)
atlas
d)
almanac
7.
You need to know the beginning and ending dates of George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's presidencies. Which resource would you use to find those dates?
a)
thesaurus
b)
dictionary
c)
encyclopedia
d)
atlas
8.
You need to find out the number of hurricanes that occured in 2005. What resource do you use to find the number?
a)
almanac
b)
dictionary
c)
thesaurus
d)
encyclopedia
9.
You need to know which countries are located on the European continent. Which resource would you use to find the answer?
a)
dictionary
b)
thesaurus
c)
almanac
d)
atlas
10.
If I want to find the definition of a word where would I look?
a)
encyclopedia
b)
dictionary
c)
thesaurus
11.
If I want to find a synonym for "good" where would I look?
a)
encyclopedia
b)
dictionary
c)
thesaurus
12.
An encyclopedia gives detailed information about ____________
a)
people, places, things
b)
a synonym
c)
word definition
13.
What reference source tells you the part of speech of a word?
a)
Encyclopedia
b)
Dictionary
c)
Atlas
14.
If I wanted to research Earth, where would I look?
a)
dictionary
b)
thesaurus
c)
atlas
d)
encyclopedia
15.
You want to check the spelling of a word.
a)
atlas
b)
encyclopedia
c)
dictionary
d)
thesaurus
16.
A book that shows you maps and facts about geography.
a)
Dictionary
b)
Encyclopedia
c)
Atlas
d)
Almanac
17.
The author writes to show or explain facts.
a)
inform
b)
entertain
c)
describe
d)
sensory words
18.
The author writes to influence or convince the reader.
a)
persuade
b)
describe
c)
inform
d)
entertain
19.
statement that can be proving to be true
a)
fact
b)
opinion
c)
describe
d)
sensory words
20.
a belief formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
a)
fact
b)
opinion
c)
describe
d)
explain
21.
a piece of written material, such as a book or poem, that has the purpose of telling a story or entertaining, as in a fictional novel
a)
fiction/literary
b)
nonfiction/informational
c)
persuade
d)
explain
22.
a piece of written material to inform the reader that does not utilize characters
a)
fiction/literary
b)
nonfiction/informational
c)
persuade
d)
assumption
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