Wild Card
I will use this reference material to find what countries border Israel.
What is an Atlas?
Janie loves fashion and wants to know what the style was when her mother was her age. Which reference material would be most helpful?
Almanac
True or false.
Guide words: same-say
Entry word: Save
True
The definition of a synonym.
A word that is similar to another word.
Janie is looking up the capital of Nebraska.
What is an Atlas?
Tim needs to find out what the top video game was in 2002.
An Almanac
The teacher used the word "scurry" in class yesterday. I need to find a synonym for this word.
Thesaurus
True or false?
Tom uses the L volume of the encyclopedia to research Larry Bird.
False
Term meaning the opposite of a word.
Which material you use to find it.
What is Antonym and Thesaurus?
I need a word that is opposite of lazy.
What is a Thesaurus?
This reference material has informational articles on many subjects.
An Encyclopedia
Mateo is writing a report about Neil Armstrong and is finding facts about him. Where should he look?
Encyclopedia
True or false?
Entry word: jump
Guide words: judge - jug
false
How a dictionary is organized
Alphabetical Order
I am writing a report on the first moon landing.
What is an encyclopedia?
When researching Thomas Edison, which encyclopedia volume would have this information?
E volume
Lucy is traveling to Washington D.C. this summer and is calculating the hours she will spend in the car.
What is an atlas?
True or false.
Entry word: car
Guide words: candle- carp
True
A book that lists facts, statistics, and figures.
What is the Almanac?
My friend said that I am frugal and I am not sure what that means.
What is a dictionary?
A dictionary gives you much more information that just definitions. What are the 3 other categories of information a dictionary will always give?
Pronunciation, Syllable Count,Part of Speech, origin
Origin, pronunciation, Syllable count... where can I find this information?
What is dictionary?
True or False?
Entry word: monkey
Guide words: money- monk
False
Words at the top of the page
Guide Words
What is an almanac?