Duplicate of Dictionary Skills and Reference materials.

Question 1

A synonym is a word that has the ???? meaning as another word.

Accepted Answer

same

Question 2

Latitude on a globe goes in which direction?

Accepted Answer

Around the Equator

Question 3

The 2016 almanac is published

Accepted Answer

In 2017

Question 4

A thesaurus contains which words

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both synonyms and antonyms

Question 5

An antonym is a word that has the ???? meaning of another word

Accepted Answer

opposite

Question 6

Longitude on a globe goes in which direction?

Accepted Answer

From the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle.

Question 7

What kind of tool is a dictionary?

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a reference tool

Question 8

To find out how many TV sets are in the US, you would use a(n)

Accepted Answer

almanac

Question 9

If you want to find out the area code for for a foreign country, you would use

Accepted Answer

An almanac

Question 10

What is a word's origin?

Accepted Answer

where it comes from

Question 11

What might it mean if a word has two or more definitions?

Accepted Answer

that it can be used as more than one part of speech

Question 12

If you want to find out who was the 1985 Newbery winner , you would use a(n)

Accepted Answer

almanac

Question 13

Which is not a type of atlas?

Accepted Answer

Developmental Atlas

Question 14

if you want to find out how many miles there between New York and Virginia, you would use a(n)

Accepted Answer

atlas

Question 15

What does the dictionary contain?

Accepted Answer

all the words in a language

Question 16

What kind of information can you find in a dictionary?

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all of the above

Question 17

What do we call the words located at the top of each dictionary page?

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guide words

Question 18

To determine how many time zones are in the U.S., you would use a(n)

Accepted Answer

atlas

Question 19

An atlas contains the following:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 20

Look up the word "mirror" in your dictionary. What are the guide words at the top of the page?

Accepted Answer

minister and mistrust

Questions 20