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Reference materials are written to _____________.
inform
entertain
persuade
2
What information is contained in an almanac?
weather predictions
definitions
phone numbers
synonyms
3
Which reference would give a phone number for a local restaurant?
alamanac
dictionary
telephone book
encyclopedia
4
If you wanted to find a synonym for the word "warm" which resource would you use?
encyclopedia
atlas
thesaurus
dictionary
5
Which resource would be helpful in finding information on a county water project?
atlas
encyclopedia
glossary
newspaper
6
Which resource would be used to find information on zebras?
encyclopedia
atlas
dictionary
thesaurus
7
Which of these is NOT found in an almanac?
pronunciations
planting information
tide tables
weather records
8
How do you find information in a thesaurus?
table of contents
synonyms
antonyms
alphabetically
9
Which resource would use a search engine?
almanac
encyclopedia
thesaurus
internet
10
Which resource would have definitions of words?
dictionary
almanac
internet
atlas
11
Reference materials contain _____________.
opinions
facts
12
In a dictionary, what are the words at the top of each page called?
nouns
pronunciations
guide words
plurals
13
Which information is found in an atlas?
tide tables
nouns
maps
addresses
14
Which resource would help you find a map of Virginia?
dictionary
atlas
thesaurus
almanac
15
Which resource would be used to find the average temperature of Zimbabwe, Africa?
dictionary
almanac
phone book
thesaurus
16
How often are almanacs published?
yearly
daily
every month
twice every four years
17
How do you find information in a printed dictionary?
sections
alphabetically
table of contents
index
18
A glossary contains ____________ from words found in it's book.
definitions
synonyms
antonyms
homophones
19
Which of these is NOT found in a dictionary?
plurals
synonyms
part of speech
pronunciation
20
What does "www" stand for?
world wide web
Will walks walruses
what we wish
whales want watermelon