Reference SkillsHow much do you know?

If you were doing a report on an animal, and you kept using the word “interesting” too many times, what is the easiest resource you could use to find a word to replace “interesting?”

a. atlas b. index c. thesuarus

Answer

c. thesuarus

If you were doing a project on Mexico, and you need to draw a map for your poster, what is the best resource to use?

a. Table of contentsb. atlasc. dictionary

AnswerB. atlas

If you were reading in a science book and came across a bold-faced word that you didn’t know, where could you quickly find the definition?

A. thesaurus B. dictionary C. glossary

Answer

C. glossary

If you heard a word you didn’t know, how could you find out the word’s definition?

A. Use a dictionary. B. Use an encyclopedia. C. Use an index.

Answer

A. Use a dictionary.

If you were doing a report on “rattlesnakes,” and you had a book entitled Snakes of North America, and you just wanted to read the pages about rattlesnakes, what would be the best way to find them?

A. Flip through the book. B. Use the guide words. C. Use the index.

Answer

C. Use the index.

What would be the author’s purpose in writing a book entitled, How Mountains Are Formed?

A. to entertainB. to informC. to persuade

Answer

B. to inform

What would be the author’s purpose in writing a book about a talking dog?

A. to entertainB. to inform C. to persuade

AnswerA. to entertain

What would be the author’s purpose in writing a letter to the principal asking that students not be given break detention?

A. to entertainB. to informC. to persuade

AnswerC. to persuade

What genre is a book about Abraham Lincoln?

A. fictionB. biographyC. drama

AnswerB. biography

What genre is a story about the Civil War with made-up characters?

A. BiographyB. NonfictionC. historical fiction

Answer

C. historical fiction

What genre is a book about whales?

A. fictionB. nonfictionC. historical fiction

AnswerB. nonfiction

If you wrote the story of “The Three Bears” in a way that could be acted out in a play, what genre would that be?

A. poetryB. dramaC. nonfiction

Answer

B. drama

A book, newspaper, magazine, thesaurus, encyclopedia, internet web site, and index can all be used as ________ for a project.

A. resourcesB. genres

Answer

A. resources

If you were doing a report on alligators, and you had a big book from the library entitled All About Reptiles, where could you find the pages about alligators?

A. glossary B. title page C. Table of contents

Answer

C. Table of contents