Research Skills
Parts of a Book
Internet Smarts
"Luck of the Draw"
Genres
100
You could use this reference book to find the definition of the word "apocypha."
What is a dictionary?
100
This page lists the title and author of a book.
What is the Title Page?
100
This is what you use in order to move up and down on a specific page.
What is the Scroll Bar?
100
A pair of words at the top of a page (usually in a book like a dictionary). All of the words included on that page are between the two words in alphabetical order.
What are Guide Words?
100
___________ is the general name for any story that comes from an author's imagination and is not true, even if is seems like it could have happened.
What is Fiction?
200
You use this book to find a synonym for the word "abandoned."
What is a Thesaurus?
200
This page is organized like a table with two columns. In the first column is every chapter contained in a book. The corresponding column will list the page each chapter begins on.
What is the Table of Contents?
200
This shows you the address of a website on the world wide web.
What is the Address Bar?
200
To _______ is to steal credit for knowledge, or pass off someone else's intellectual work as your own. Be careful not to do this when you are doing research!
What is Plagiarism?
200
These books include factual information, not imagination. Remember, "N.F." can also stand for "Not Fake."
What is Non-Fiction?
300
These sets of reference books that give quality information about many topics. Each topic is listed in Alphabetical order, so within the set, there is often one book for each letter of the alphabet.
What is an encyclopedia?
300
This is the page that gives the copyright date, which is the date that the book was published. It also will tell you the edition, the company who published the book, and the date and location of publication. This page is really useful when you are putting together a bibliography, or Works Cited page.
What is the copyright page?
300
A network of millions of computers from all over the world. This allows computers all over the world to trade information.
What is the Internet?
300
Being safe when using the internet. Do not give out personnal information or go to websites without your parent or guardians permission.
What is Internet Safety?
300
In this genre, characters have to be detectives to solve a problem. This type of story is usually suspenseful, keeping you on the edge of your seat!
What is a Mystery?
400
Google Maps is so gosh darn modern. For detailed maps as well as information about the land, crops and the population of an area, you might look at this reference book.
What is an Atlas?
400
The part of a textbook that might list the meaning of the word temple?
What is the glossary?
400
A program that searches information on the world wide web by looking for keywords.
What is a Search Engine?
400
The name of CDS's online catalog for the library. I can use this to check if a book is available, and see all of the information I might need to know about that book.
What is Destiny?
400
These Non-Fiction books are about a real person's life, and the accomplishments or events that happened during their life. They are not written by the author themselves.
What is a Biography?
500
This reference book is published annually. Originally, it would contain a calendar for the coming year, astronomical or meteorological information like usually including future positions of celestial objects, star magnitudes, and culmination dates of constellations. A farmer's ______ is used to observe the natural world and calculate good times for farmers to plant and harvest. A very different version of this reference book, The World _________ is often published after a year has ended. This second version of an ______ acts as sort of a yearbook for the many events which took place globally.
What is an Almanac?
500
An alphabetical listing of all topics or keywords inside of a book. Usually, this is located towards the end of a book.
What is an index?
500
An image or portion of text that when clicked on takes you to another page, image or sound.
What is a link?
500
When an author uses words in their writing to mimic sounds. It appeals to the sense of hearing and brings a description to life. Example: Buzzzzz!
What is Onomatopoeia?
500
A fictional story where the setting and characters are part of a notable period in history.
What is historical fiction?
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