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WorksheetsResearch Dictionary Thesaurus
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You are writing a report about a cheetah. Which of the word reference books would help you find another word for fast?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
2.
You are reading a passage in a nonfiction book about figurative language and don't remember what the word simile means. The best place to look would be in the _____________________________.
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
3.
To define the word bagpipe, which would book would you use?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
4.
Which reference book would you use to find the meaning of the word horizon?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
5.
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
6.
Your teacher told you that you need a better word than nice in your report. Where would you look for a better word?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
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.
Part of your math homework is to write down the difference between a line and a ray. Where would be the best place for you to look?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
11.
You checked out a cookbook from the library and one of the recipes tells you that you need to dice an apple. You aren't sure what that means. Where is the quickest place to look?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
12.
You are writing a funny story and need a word that closely matches giggle. Where would you look?
a)
dictionary
b)
glossary
c)
thesaurus
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