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Library Reference Sources

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What resource would I use to find the definition of thankful?

a)

encyclopedia

b)

atlas

c)

dictionary

d)

almanac

2.

What book contains maps?

(a)  

3.

If I want to look up information in the encyclopedia about Joe Biden, which volume of the encyclopedia set would I look in?

a)

B

b)

J

c)

P

d)

A

4.

A thesaurus contains

a)

maps

b)

facts

c)

synonyms

d)

statistics

5.

Which type of books have articles about many different topics?

a)

atlas

b)

thesaurus

c)

dictionary

d)

encyclopedia

6.

What helps us locate words or articles in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia?

a)

guide words

b)

page numbers

c)

skimming

d)

luck

7.

If I need to look for a specific topic in a nonfiction book, where should I look?

(a)  

8.

What is the name of the little dictionary you can find in the back of most nonfiction books?

a)

index

b)

glossary

c)

contents

d)

caption

9.

The description of a picture or photo in a nonfiction book is called a

a)

caption

b)

glossary

c)

index

d)

heading

10.

Where is the table of contents located?

a)

back of the book

b)

front of the book

c)

on the spine

d)

on the title page

11.

If I wanted to find who won the Superbowl in 2018, what would be the best place to look?

a)

atlas

b)

dictionary

c)

a book

d)

almanac

12.

How many Dewey decimal categories are there?

(a)  

13.

What is the call number for a picture book by Johnny Kim?

a)

E

K

b)

FIC

KIM

c)

E

KIM

d)

498.2

KIM

14.

What is the call number for a biography about Mae Jemison by George Wilson?

a)

B

JEM

b)

F

JEM

c)

B

WIL

d)

E

WIL

15.

What is the Dewey category for an animal book?

a)

900

b)

200

c)

700

d)

500

16.

What is a chapter book call number for a book written by Kate DiCamillo?

a)

F

K

b)

E

DIC

c)

FIC

DIC

d)

FIC

KAT

17.

What is the Dewey category for a book about football?

a)

700

b)

500

c)

000

d)

900