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4th Grade Library Information Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The followind is a call number of a book about spiders in your school library that you found using your online library catalog. This book will be found in what part of your library?

595.6

ETH

a)

Biography

b)

Everyone

c)

Non-fiction

d)

Fiction

2.

To find out what the word "immigrant" means in your social studies book, you would look in the:

a)

index

b)

table of contents

c)

glossary

d)

title page

3.

You are writing an essay describing a very good day in your life. To make your writing more interesting and lively, you need a better word to replace the word nice which you overused. You would look in a _______.

a)

Almanac

b)

Atlas

c)

Encyclopedia

d)

Thesaurus

4.

Using the index above , on what page or pages can you learn about spiders laying eggs?

a)

Pages 29 and 77

b)

Pages 121 - 122

c)

Page 63

d)

Page 85

5.

Using the Destiny online catalog, which of the following information can you find out about a book:

a)

Author

b)

Location in the library

c)

Availability

d)

All of the above

6.

In which chapter would you find a recipe for fried chicken?

a)

Chapter 2

b)

Chapter 6

c)

Chapter 4

d)

Chapter 7

7.

Your mother's birthday is tomorrow and you would like to make her a cake. Which page would you look at to find a cake recipe?

a)

59

b)

135

c)

13

d)

191

8.

Which reference book might I use to quickly locate the current population of India?

a)

Atlas

b)

Theasurus

c)

Dictionary

d)

Almanac

9.

Which of these words would appear on the dictionary page with the following set of guide words at the top of the page:

million / modern

a)

man

b)

music

c)

miracle

d)

mop

10.

What reference book would I use to read a detailed article about Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Encyclopedia

b)

Almanac

c)

Dictionary

d)

Atlas

11.

You need to see a map of Texas showing all the major cities for a social studies report. Your BEST resource would be:

a)

Almanac

b)

Thesaurus

c)

Atlas

d)

Glossary

12.

A call number of a book:

a)

describes what the book is about.

b)

tells you where it was published.

c)

tells you where to find the book on the shelf.

d)

is made up of a decimal number and the name of the library.

13.

Use the table above.

Which star system is nearest to our sun?

a)

Rigil Kentaurus

b)

Wolf 359

c)

Proxima Centaur

d)

Barnard's Star

14.

Use the table above.

How far away from the sun is the Lalande 21185 system?

a)

5.98 light-years

b)

4.35 light-years

c)

7.80 light-years

d)

8.23 light-years

15.

In which part of the library would you find a book on great American athletes?

a)

Fiction

b)

Biography

c)

Louisiana

d)

Everyone

16.

You have done an online catalog search on Martin Luther King Jr. Using the information above, who is the author of the book?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Pat McKissack

c)

Accelerated Reader

d)

Not listed

17.

Use the catalog search above. What does the B stand for in the call number B KIN?

a)

Bibliography

b)

Book

c)

Biography

d)

Biology

18.

The following is a call number of a book about swamps in your school library. This book will be found in what part of the library?

LA

591.768

A

a)

Everyone

b)

Louisiana

c)

Fiction

d)

Biography

19.

Use the title page above.

What is the name of the publisher of the book?

a)

Peregrine Books

b)

Art Brighter

c)

New York

d)

Avery Singer

20.

Use the title page above.

What is the title of this book?

a)

New York

b)

Peregrine Books

c)

Avery Singer

d)

Everything to know about birds