Reference Resources Review

Question 1

A thesaurus helps students find...

Accepted Answer

synonyms and antonyms for words

Question 2

I want to know which famous people share my birthday. I should look in a(n) _________.

Accepted Answer

almanac

Question 3

Which word would come first in alphabetical order?

Accepted Answer

monkey

Question 4

Billy Bob can't spell giraffe. Which resource would quickly help him spell it?

Accepted Answer

dictionary

Question 5

Which is more helpful for finding pages about specific topics in a reference book?

Accepted Answer

index

Question 6

Which of these can a dictionary not be used for?

Accepted Answer

directions to a specific place

Question 7

Which two of the following are examples of periodicals?

Accepted Answer

magazines, newspapers

Question 8

Which question could a dictionary not answer?

Accepted Answer

Where do turtles live?

Question 9

Which word would come first in alphabetical order?

Accepted Answer

daffodil

Question 10

Which of the following contains words and definitions that are within a certain book or text?

Accepted Answer

glossary

Question 11

What helps a student quickly find the information he or she is looking for in a resource?

Accepted Answer

index

Question 12

Bertha wants to know much more about clowns. Where should she look?

Accepted Answer

encyclopedia

Question 13

What are guide words?

Accepted Answer

words at top of a page showing the first & last word entries

Question 14

To find out how to pronounce deciduous, a students should look in a(n) ____________ .

Accepted Answer

dictionary

Question 15

Which word would not appear on a page with the guide words beaver/beehive?

Accepted Answer

bear

Question 16

Leroy is travelling to an unfamiliar place with a poor cell phone signal. He should take..

Accepted Answer

an atlas

Question 17

Which resource would quickly help me find out who was the U.S. President in 1994?

Accepted Answer

1994 almanac

Question 18

Where would I find out what yesterday's high temperature was?

Accepted Answer

a copy of yesterday's newspaper

Question 19

The word antelope has ___ syllables.

Accepted Answer

three

Question 20

Which words would one find on a page with the guide words mink/mongoose?

Accepted Answer

minnow, mole

Question 21

Which word would come last in alphabetical order?

Accepted Answer

petunia

Question 22

To find other words that could be used in place of kind, a student should look in a

Accepted Answer

thesaurus

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