Reference Materials

Question 1

Which reference shows synonyms of a word and a few antonyms?

Accepted Answer

thesaurus

Question 2

Which reference gives general or basic information about many different subjects or topics?

Accepted Answer

encyclopedia

Question 3

Which reference contains articles, lists, tables, and yearly information?

Accepted Answer

almanac

Question 4

Which reference gives facts about people, places, and events?

Accepted Answer

non-fiction book

Question 5

Which is a computerized encyclopedia used to research?

Accepted Answer

search engine

Question 6

Which is used to find information about recent or local events ( most up-to-date- info.)?

Accepted Answer

newspaper

Question 7

Which is a periodical that is published weekly/monthly towards certain topics/interests?

Accepted Answer

magazine

Question 8

Which reference gives the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of words?

Accepted Answer

dictionary

Question 9

Which reference contains maps and tables that give information about places?

Accepted Answer

atlas

Questions 9