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Dewey Decimal System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Dewey Decimal System was devised by _____________ Dewey.
a)
John
b)
Huey
c)
Melvil
d)
Louie
2.
What does the Dewey Decimal System do for the library?
a)
It helps you find and organize books
b)
It helps you feel cool
c)
It makes you want to read
d)
It helps you on the computer
3.
Nonfiction are stories that are not real.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The letters under the number refer to the __________________.
a)

Book subject

b)
Author's Last Name
c)
Publisher
d)
Illustrator
5.
Classification puts things together that are ____
a)
Different
b)
Unusual
c)
Wrong
d)
Similar
6.
Where in the library would there be a book on astronomy?
a)
900
b)
500
c)
400
d)
000
7.
Where could you find a book about medicine ?
a)
In the 600
b)
In the 800
c)
In the 500
d)
In the 200
8.
Where will you find a book about fairy tales?
a)

300s

b)

500s

c)

600s

d)

700s

9.
Where will you find a book about cars?
a)
600s
b)
900s
c)
800s
d)
100s
10.
Where will you find a book about religion?
a)
200s
b)
400s
c)
900s
d)
700s
11.

How many major sections are in the Dewey Decimal System?

a)
9
b)
10
c)
100
d)
5
12.
Jenna LOVES math! What section should she go to?
a)
600
b)
500
c)
800
d)
900
13.
Natalie likes to draw, sing, dance, and write. Where should she go in the library?
a)
000
b)
800
c)
600
d)
700
14.
Are you allowed to use Destiny Discover to look up books EVERY library class?
a)

YES! It's on your iPads.

b)

NO, only when Ms. Bryant mentions it.

15.

The Dewey Decimal System organizes the books by...

a)

Author

b)

Year published

c)

Subject

d)

Title

16.

Where would you go if you wanted a book to help you learn Spanish?

a)

200

b)

400

c)

600

d)

900

17.

Where would you go if you wanted to learn about the Civil War?

a)

000

b)

500

c)

700

d)

900

18.

Where would you go if you wanted to learn about how to deal with anger?

a)

100

b)

300

c)

700

d)

800

19.

What section is arranged according to the Dewey Decimal System?

a)

Fiction

b)

Picture books

c)

Videos

d)

Nonfiction

20.

I'm reading a book that has the call number of 811 SIL. What kind of book am I reading?

a)

Horse book

b)

Dinosaur book

c)

Biography

d)

Poetry

21.
Your class is learning about the history of cartoons.  Where could your find a book on how to draw cartoons using the Dewey Decimal System?  
a)
740
b)
370
c)
890
22.
You and your friend are doing a project about the human brain.  What section of the Dewey Decimal System do you go to?
a)
570
b)
610
c)
110
23.

The Dewey Decimal System has _____ major divisions.

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

10,000

d)

10

24.
Where would you find a book about baseball ?
a)

300s

b)

700s

c)

000s 

d)

900s

25.
If you wanted to learn about the government where would you go ?
a)
300
b)
500
c)
400
d)
600
26.

Put these call numbers in shelf order...
734 Mil
267 Cad
599 Abe

a)

734 Mil
267 Cad
599 Abe

b)

267 Cad
599 Abe
734 Mil

c)

267 Cad
734 Mil
599 Abe

d)

599 Abe
267 Cad
734 Mil

27.
History is found in the 000 section
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Where will you find a book about animals?
a)
500s
b)
600
c)
900
d)
200
29.

I want to learn to speak German. What section should I look in to find a book on this topic?

a)

800's

b)

400's

c)

900's

d)

000's

30.

595.97 Smi is a Fiction or Nonfiction call number?

a)

Fiction

b)

Nonfiction

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