Parts of a Book
Reference Sources
Research
In the Library
Dictionary
100

What if Steven wants to know what pages in his book will tell him about the Solar System. Where should he look? index, glossary, title page, copyright page

index

100

What is a reference tool? a gardening tool: a writing tool:a source of information: a website with games?

a source of information

100

What is The main purpose of a research paper : tell your personal opinion, entertain the reader, explain the information you found, make a copy of someone else’s work

explain the information you found

100

What is a book with made up stories called? nonfiction, biography, reference, fiction

fiction

100

What is the name given to the first and last words at the top of the page in a dictionary? glossary, index, guide words, contents

guide words

200

What is the part of a book that lists the chapters and their page numbers? glossary, title page, copyright page, table of contents,

Table of contents

200

 Where is the best place to find words to spice up your writing? an atlas, a thesaurus. a magazine, an encyclopedia?

a thesaurus

200

What is BEST to use as a source for a report about frogs? Frogs in Swamps All about Frogs Poisonous Frogs Froggy Plays Soccer

All about Frogs

200
What is Avery is reading an article about birds in a periodical. What is an example of a periodical? A book, A magazine, An almanac, An encyclopedia
A magazine
200
What is 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. 3. Anything like a tree, as in having many branches. Which part of speech is the word tree? a pronoun, an adjective, a noun, an adverb
a noun
300

 On what page would Megan find the author of her book? table of contents, copyright page, title page, glossary,

title page

300

What source would you use to look up someone's phone number?

telephone book

300
What is You are writing a report about horses. You should put information about different types of horses in the... cover title page bibliography body of the report
body of the report
300
What is Jeff is using the Internet to learn about the Civil War. He wants to return to the opening page. Where should he click? favorites button, home button, forward button, search button
home button
300
What is The guide words on a dictionary page are ghost and hospital. Which word would be found on this page? house, girl, howl, gallows
girl
400

What if Ben found a book titled Our Solar System. Where should he look to see if the book has information on black holes? title page, index, glossary, copyright page

index

400

What is Beth needs to illustrate a map of the continent of Africa. She needs to show the countries of Africa and their capitals. What reference book would she use? almanac, atlas, thesaurus, encyclopedia,

atlas

400

 Marvin is doing a report on whales. What information would he find in an encyclopedia? how to pronounce the word whale, basic information about whales, recent news stories about whales, different opinions about how whales communicate

basic information about whales

400
What is One of the books Tracy’s teacher recommended was a novel called The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. If Tracy wanted to find out more about it, what would be the BEST way for him to do so? *look in the library catalog under horses, *type in the key word pony in an Internet search, *look under “famous American plays” in the subject index and then look for The Red Pony, *type in John Steinbeck in an Internet search and then look for a subcategory of novels
*type in John Steinbeck in an Internet search and then look for a subcategory of novels
400

What is The guide words on a dictionary page are swap and tame. Which word could be found on this page? supply, swallow, talent, temper

talent

500

 What part of a book will tell Pete the page number on which the chapter “How to Fly” begins? index, glossary, table of contents, title page,

table of contents

500

What is What book would give us the address of the Atlanta Falcons? encyclopedia, dictionary, almanac, atlas

almanac

500

 Corey is doing a report about karate. Which step should he do LAST? take notes, choose a topic, write the paper, make an outline

write the paper

500
What is three (of the four) ways to search for a book using our online catalog?
Title Author Subject Keyword
500
What is Watch (woch) 1. (v.) to observe, regard, look at. 2. (v.) look after, care for, protect. Supervise. 3. (n.) clock, timepiece, pocket watch. 4. (n.) sentry, security guard, lookout caretaker. Which meaning of the word is used in the sentence below? I’m going to watch my neighbors’ puppy while they’re at work. definition 1, definition 2, definition 3, definition 4
definition 2
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