Reference Skills: How to use resources to learn new words for 5th Grade

Question 1

In a dictionary, what are the words at the top of each page called?

Accepted Answer

Guide Words

Question 2

With which resource could I use to know how to pronounce the word “onomatopoeia?

Accepted Answer

Thesaurus, Dictionary, Internet

Question 3

What resource lists words in alphabetical order including their synonyms and antonyms?

Accepted Answer

Thesaurus

Question 4

Which is an alphabetical list of words and their meanings that is found in the back of a book?

Accepted Answer

Glossary

Question 5

Which resource would you use to find a synonym for the word “consistent?

Accepted Answer

Thesaurus

Question 6

Which uses keywords that are searched using a computer to find information about many topics?

Accepted Answer

Internet

Question 7

Which source lists a word’s origin, pronunciation, part of speech, definition, and spelling?

Accepted Answer

Dictionary

Question 8

True or False: Dictionaries can show multiple meanings for the same word.

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True

Question 9

A dictionary, thesaurus, glossary, and the Internet are all examples of ___________.

Accepted Answer

reference Materials

Question 10

A glossary shows _______.

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words from a textbook

Question 11

Which of these is NOT found in a dictionary?

Accepted Answer

Web Address

Question 12

Reference materials are always _____________.

Accepted Answer

non-Fiction

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