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Locating Information Using Varied References

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This part of the book holds the book together. It displays the title, author, and call number.
a)
Cover
b)
Author
c)
Spine
d)
Table of Contents
2.
This part of a book lists the chapters and sections in the book.  It has the page numbers for each chapter or section.
a)
Cover
b)
Spine
c)
Index
d)
Table of Contents
3.
This is the person who wrote the book.
a)
Author
b)
Illustrator
c)
Publisher
d)
Editor
4.

This part of a book is in the back. It lists important words or topics in alphabetical order and which page to find them.

a)

Title Page

b)

Table of Contents

c)

Index

d)

Glossary

5.

He or she is the person who draws the pictures in a book.

a)

Author

b)

Illustrator

c)

Publisher

d)

Editor

6.
The Latin word sidere means 'to sink'--this would help a reader to know that the word subside used in the sentence below means to--
The water will subside and the flooding stop if the rain lets up soon. 
a)
improve
b)
lessen
c)
react
d)
return
7.

You are answering a question in your science book about food webs and you can't remember what symbiosis is. Where would be the best place for you to look?

a)

dictionary

b)

glossary

c)

thesaurus

8.
In which reference book would you find  a synonym for angry?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
9.

You need to know what part of speech the word amazing is. Where would you look?

a)

dictionary

b)

glossary

c)

thesaurus

10.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

11.

What general reference is shown in the picture?

a)

Almanac

b)

Thesaurus

c)

Dictionary

d)

Encyclopedia

12.

What general reference is shown in the picture?

a)

Atlas

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Newspaper

13.

What general reference is shown in the picture?

a)

Newspaper

b)

Magazine

c)

Dictionary

d)

Atlas

14.

What general reference is shown in the picture?

a)

Atlas

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Directory

d)

Almanac

15.

What general reference is shown in the picture?

a)

Handbooks/Manuals

b)

Magazine

c)

Encyclopedia

d)

Almanac

16.

What general reference is shown in the picture?

a)

Yearbook

b)

Dictionary

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Directory

17.
What word would appear on the page with the following guide words? gamut-----garden
a)
game
b)
gate
c)
garbage
18.
What word would  not appear on a page with the following guide words? sideways-----silly
a)
sight
b)
silent
c)
slipper
d)
silver
19.
What word would not appear on the following page with the guide words listed below?  backstage--balloon
a)
ball
b)
bask
c)
baffle
20.
What word would appear on a page with the following guide words?  plentiful----plumber
a)
plow
b)
plank
c)
plummet