WorksheetsUnderstanding the Dewey Decimal System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What kind of books does the Dewey Decimal System help organize?
Fiction books
Nonfiction books
How are fiction books usually put on the shelves in a library?
By author’s last name
By Dewey Decimal number
What do the numbers in the Dewey Decimal System show?
The subject or category of the book
The color of the book
Which group of books does the 100s in the Dewey Decimal System represent?
Philosophy and psychology
Science
What is the category for books in the 200s in the Dewey Decimal System?
Religion
Art
What is the main category for books in the 300s?
Social sciences
Math
Books about science are found in which Dewey Decimal range?
500s
800s
What is the main category for books in the 600s?
Technology
History
Books about literature and poetry are in which Dewey Decimal range?
800s
400s
What is the main category for books in the 900s?
History and geography
Computers
Why do libraries use the Dewey Decimal System?
To organize nonfiction books by topic
To make books look pretty
If you want to find a book about animals, which Dewey Decimal category should you look in?
Science (500s)
Art (700s)
If you want a book about computers, which Dewey Decimal category should you check?
Technology (600s)
Literature (800s)
If you want a book about world history, which Dewey Decimal category should you look in?
History and geography (900s)
Philosophy (100s)
If you want a book about math, which Dewey Decimal category should you look in?
Science (500s)
Social sciences (300s)