5th crct 2009

Who Has the

Answer

What is a reference tool?

A. a gardening tool

B. a source of information

C. a writing tool

D. none of the above

Mike has written a report on gorillas. His final report consists of an

introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

In separating his report into parts, which part of the research process did Mike perform?

a. presenting

b. organizing

c. note taking

d. paraphrasing

Mr. Crocker and his family are planning a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando,

Florida. What would help him find the best route to take?

A. thesaurus

B. encyclopedia

C. dictionary

D. atlas

Shannon wants to find out what books our library has about

endangered species. How should she search using the library on line

catalog (database) ?

A. Author

B. Title

C. Subject

D. Call number

Steven wants to know what pages in his science book would tell him about tornadoes. Where in his book should he look?

A. title page

B. copyright page

C. glossary

D. index

Between what two guide words in the dictionary

would the word veterinarian be found?

A.vale and vent

B.vessel and vice

C.victory and volume

D.vex and volcano

You need to know when and where the baseball player Alex Rodriquez was born. Which reference source

would you use to find this information?

A. geographical dictionary

B. atlas

C. encyclopedia

D. biographical dictionary

If you wish to know the capital of

Florida, what would be the BEST

reference book to use?

A. atlas

B. biographical dictionary

C. almanac

D. encyclopedia

On what page would Megan find the author of her book?

A. the copyright page

B. the table of contents

C. the title page

D. the index

Use the thesaurus entry below to answer the question.

Apparent: clear, evident, obvious

Appetite: taste, hunger, craving

Appreciate: comprehend

Detect: recognize

Looking at the thesaurus entry above, which word may be substituted for the underlined

word in the sentence?

It was clear that Jeff did not want to walk home in the rain alone.

What reference book would you use if you wanted to locate

pictures of the presidents of the United States?

A. encyclopedia

B. almanac

C. biographical dictionary

D. magazine

When looking in encyclopedias for information about

skateboarding which volume would you look in FIRST?

Which source would you use to fine the distance between Rome and Florence ?

a.bibliography

b.online catalog

c.almanac

d.atlas

Use the dictionary entry below to answer the following question:

tree (tre)n. 1. A large woody plant with a long trunk having many branches in the upper part. 2. A wooden beam, bar, post, etc. (a clothes tree). 3. Anything like a tree, as in having many branches (A family tree is a diagram of a family line).

What part of speech is the word tree?

A. a pronoun

B. an adjective

C. a noun

D. an adverb

James wants to write a report on the history of the automobile. Where should he look?

A. dictionary

B. atlas

C. almanac

D. encyclopedia

Which would you find in the table of

contents?

a. Definition of words found in the book

b. Chapter titles and pages where they are found

c. Book title, author, publisher

d. ABC list of different subjects and pages where they are found

What book would give us the address of the Atlanta Falcons?

A. Encyclopedia

B. Biographical dictionary

C. Thesaurus

D. Almanac

Tina is interested in doing a class report on “Wild Animals,” but she found it to

be too broad a subject. Which is a

relevant subject that would narrow her

topic?a. animals

b. snakes

c. veterinary care

d. mountain lions

What information can be found on the back (verso) side of a title

page in a book?

A. illustrator’s name

B. copyright date

C. chapters in the book

D. glossary

Fido is using the Internet on his computer. He wants to return to the opening page. Where should he click?

A. favorites button

B. forward button

C. home button

D. search button

What do we call the part of a book that lists the

chapters and their page numbers?

A. glossary

B. copyright page

C. title page

D. table of contents

If Raven copies down in his own words, the main points of what he is reading,

what is he doing?

a. Plagiarizing

b. Paraphrasing

c. Skimming

d. Summarizing

Cindy needs to illustrate a map of the continent of

Africa. She needs to show the countries in Africa and

their capitals. What reference book would she

use?

A. almanac

B. atlas

C. geographical dictionary

D. encyclopedia

This part of your of your science book lists subjects in alphabetical order and gives the pages where they can be found.

A. table of contents

B. glossary

C. index

D. title page

To find a synonym for the word

sly Shane would look in a ...

A. glossary

B. dictionary

C. thesaurus

D. index

What is a book with made-up stories called?

A. nonfiction

B. biography

C. reference

D. fiction

What are the three ways to search for a book using our

on-line catalog?

What do we call the part of a book that gives the title, author, illustrator, and

publisher?

A. table of contents

B. title page

C. verso page

D. glossary

Where could I find out what the

weather will be today?

A. magazine

B. almanac

C. encyclopedia

D. newspaper

Mrs. Frost is new in town and needs to find a dentist to clean her teeth. Where

can she look to find a list of dentists in town?

A. newspaper

B. telephone book

C. magazine

D. almanac

What do we call a group of books that gives information on a variety

of topics?

A. encyclopedia

B. atlas

C. geographical dictionary

d. biographical dictionary

Index

Crocodiles - See Reptiles

Natural environment, 10-12

Feeding habits, 18-24

Reproduction, 30-50

Other related species, 52-60

Heath found a book on crocodiles. Using the book’s index above, where would he most likely look to find information about alligators?

A. Natural environment

B. Feeding habits

C. Other related species

C. Reproduction

Alex has chosen hurricanes as his

topic for a research report. What is the

next thing he should do?

A. write a first draft

B. take notes

C. write an outline

D. gather information

The company that prints and binds books is called a ...

A. author

B. illustrator

C. copyright

D. publisher

What is plagiarism?

Which of the following does the copyright date NOT tell you about a

book?

A. number of pages in the book

B. the year the book was

written

C. how old the book is

D. the birthdate of the book

The guide words on a dictionary page are swap and tame. Which word would be found on this page?

A. supply

B. swallow

C. talent

D. tamper

Megan is doing research on the

planet Jupiter. He is using the library database to find books on Jupiter. How should he

search to find what he is looking for?

A. author

B. title

C. dewey decimal number

D. subject

Sylvester is reading an article about birds in a

periodical. A periodical is a ...

A. a book

B. a magazine

C. an encyclopedia

D. an almanac

Ty would like to know who said, “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your county.” What reference tool could he use?

A. Bartlett’s Familiar

Quotation’s

B. the card catalog

C. almanac

D. encyclopedia

Which of the following steps will not help you find a word in the dictionary?

A. decide what letter of the alphabet

the word begins with

B. decide if the word will be in the

front, middle or back of the

dictionary

C. look at the guide words

D. start at the beginning of the

dictionary and look at every entry

word until you find the word you

are looking for

Table of Contents

Flowers for Your Garden page 12

Yummy Vegetables page 25

Trees for Shade page 39

Grass page 48

Pine Trees page 54

Weeds and Insects page 67

You would like to learn about pine cones. Where in this book will you find

this information?

What is a bibliography?

Encyclopedia entries are

arranged in what order?

Shannon did a search on the Internet to find a restaurant in Atlanta. She found the information below. What is it called?

Http://www.feedme.com/

A. a Web address

B. an e-mail

C. a browser

D. an explorer

Name 4 reference tools you could use to find information for a

report.

Todd has to write a report about a president of the United States. He has chosen Washington. Which volume of the encyclopedia would he use to read

about George Washington?

Mike is writing an essay on animal habitats. He is using a book to help him. Which of the

chapters in his book is NOT going to help him write his report?

A. Chapter 1:Living in the Trees

B. Chapter 2:Living in the Water

C. Chapter 3:Life in Hot Places

D. Chapter 4:Life in Cold Places

E. Chapter 5:Animals in Danger

What reference book do we use to find a synonym for a word?

A. thesaurus

B. dictionary

C. atlas

D. glossary

Who has the answer?

You Do!!