Reference Materials - Definitions
Which reference material to use?
Which reference material?
Which reference material?
100
What contains facts such as currency, population, weather, and geographical data?
Almanac
100
You would like to travel to Washington D.C. How can you find out where this place is located?
Atlas
100
Tomorrow your class is going to be learning about the inventors. Your teacher mentioned that Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals. How could you find more information about Benjamin Franklin?
Encyclopedia
100
You are participating in the spelling bee at your school. The teacher says a word you do not know. When you ask her to give you the definition, where might the teacher get this information?
Dictionary
200
What is a book of maps called?
An atlas
200
You are working on a story about amusement parks. You have used exciting over and over again. Where can you find a synonym for exciting?
Thesaurus
200
Your family is planning on taking a trip to the Florida Keys. What reference material would you use to look at the distance?
Atlas
200
You are working on mountain language. One of the questions asks you the opposite of a word. You do not know the opposite of the word. Where can you find the antonym for this word?
Thesaurus
300
What has information on many general topics and people in history?
Encyclopedia
300
Your class is doing research papers on someone who has made an impact on our country's history. Where can you find information about the person you chose for this report?
Encyclopedia
300
You are learning about landforms and would like to find out what an island is. Where would you look for the definition of an island?
Dictionary
300
You need to find out how to pronounce a word. Which reference should you use?
Dictionary
400
Where do you go to look up a word's pronunciation?
Dictionary
400
You are reading a chapter in your social studies book and you find a word you do not know. How can you find the definition to the word?
Dictionary
400
You are trying to find out how far it is from your house to your favorite park. Where would you look for this information?
Atlas
400
You need to know what the weather is going to be like today in Cleveland. What reference material can you use?
Internet/Newspaper
500
Where can you find an antonym for a word?
Thesaurus
500
This week's spelling words are hard for you to understand. You have already written the definition to the words. You believe that by finding synonyms and antonyms for the words might give you a better understanding of the definition. Where can you find synonyms and antonyms?
Thesaurus
500
Your teacher has assigned each person a continent to research. Where would you find information about your continent?
Encyclopedia
500
You are doing a report on Zimbabwe and need to the country's average temperature in winter. What resource should you use?
Almanac
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