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Reference materials quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A book or set of books with articles about people, places and things. Usually in alphabetical order.

a)

dictionary

b)

encyclopedia

c)

thesarus

d)

atlas

e)

almanac

2.

A book of maps.

a)

dictionary

b)

encyclopedia

c)

thesarus

d)

atlas

e)

almanac

3.

A book that comes out every year and has statistics and lists of facts about many different topics.

a)

dictionary

b)

encyclopedia

c)

thesarus

d)

atlas

e)

almanac

4.

A book that has information about words, especially their definitions.

a)

dictionary

b)

encyclopedia

c)

thesarus

d)

atlas

e)

almanac

5.

A book that has synonyms, and sometimes antonyms, of words.

a)

dictionary

b)

encyclopedia

c)

thesarus

d)

atlas

e)

almanac

6.

All of the following are reference materials EXCEPT:

a)

dictionary

b)

atlas

c)

picture book

d)

encyclopedia

e)

almanac

7.

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

a)

encyclopedia

b)

dictionary

c)

atlas

d)

thesaurus

e)

almanac

8.

What would be the best resource to use if a question asked for the pronunciation of a word?

a)

encyclopedia

b)

Thesaurus

c)

Dictionary

d)

Atlas

e)

almanac

9.

I want to see where Egypt is located- which reference material should I use?

a)

dictionary

b)

atlas

c)

thesaurus

d)

almanac

10.

You want to revise your story and replace words you have repeated over and over. What source do you use?

a)

atlas

b)

almanac

c)

dictionary

d)

thesaurus

e)

encyclopedia

11.

I'm trying to find information on cheetahs- which reference material should I use?

a)

atlas

b)

encyclopedia

c)

dictionary

d)

thesaurus

12.

I'm trying to see how "disturbing" is broken into syllables- which reference material should I use?

a)

dictionary

b)

encyclopedia

c)

almanac

d)

atlas

13.

This was most likely found in a(n):

a)

dictionary

b)

atlas

c)

thesaurus

d)

table of contents

14.

What would be the best resource to use if you needed a synonym (similar word) for "quiet?"

a)

dictionary

b)

atlas

c)

thesaurus

d)

encyclopedia

15.

All of the following reference materials are in ABC order EXCEPT:

a)

atlas

b)

encyclopedia

c)

dictionary

d)

thesaurus

16.
You want to find out if "funny" is a noun, verb, or adjective. What source do you use? 
a)
atlas
b)
encyclopedia
c)
dictionary 
d)
thesaurus
17.

Your cousin just moved to Alabama and you want to see how far it is from Illinois. What source do you use?

a)

atlas

b)

encyclopedia

c)

dictionary

d)

thesaurus

18.

What resource would you use to find the list of Academy Award winning movies?

a)

almanac

b)

atlas

c)

thesaurus

d)

encyclopedia

19.

What would be the best resource to use if you wanted to know more about Abraham Lincoln?

a)

dictionary

b)

encyclopedia

c)

atlas

d)

almanac