Research Skills
Literary Genres
Dewey Decimal System
Reference Books
Miscellaneous
100

Name one of the library databases.

What is ProQuest (Badgerlink, Culture Grams, Safari Montage are also acceptable answers)

100
A true account of a person's life written by another person.
What is biography?
100

This person created the Dewey Decimal System.

Who is Melvil Dewey?

100
This shows North, South, East, and West on a map.
What is a compass rose?
100
Books that are true are called this.
What is non-fiction?
200

This is how many sources I should use to fact-check my information before including it in my research project.

What is three?

200
This made up story takes place in the past.
What is historical fiction?
200

Fairy tales and fables are located in this section.

What are the 300s?

200
Maps usually include this to indicate what the different colors and symbols on a map mean.
What is legend (or key)?
200
Non-fiction books are arranged by the author's name, by title, or by subject.
What is subject?
300

This is a list of names, places and things in alphabetical order that appear in the book, along with page numbers for where to find each topic.

What is an index?

300
This type of fictional story includes magic and creatures that don't exist in real life.
What is fantasy?
300

Biographies are located in this section.

What are the 900s (921 is also an acceptable answer)?

300
Encyclopedias are organized in alphabetical order by subject, author, or length of article.
What is subject?
300
The theme for April in the library is this.
What is National Poetry Month? (School Library Month is also accepted)
400
True or false- a database is a better resource than Google when doing research.
What is true?
400
This is a made up story that involves science and travel to other worlds.
What is science fiction?
400

Books about animals are in this section.

What is the 500s?

400
Use this to find the pronunciation of a word.
What is the dictionary?
400

What is the name of the app that the WSD uses to lend digital versions of books and magazines?

What is Sora?

500

These are the words you choose to type into Google when you are looking for specific information on a topic. 

What are search terms?

500
This is a story that tries to explain how the world came to be, and why nature acts the way that it does.
What is a myth?
500

Books about ghosts and supernatural phenomena are found in this section.

What are the 100s?

500
These lines run North to South all around the globe and meet at the poles.
What are longitude lines?
500

Name the author of the Percy Jackson series.

Who is Rick Riordan?

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