Dictionary
Thesaurus
Almanac, Phone Book and Internet.
Name that Reference
Atlas
100
Words in dictionarys are ordered in _______
What is ABC order?
100
Instead of a definition, a thesaurus gives a list of _________ and ______ for each entry.
What is antonyms and synonyms.
100
Alamanac comes out every _____.
What is a year?
100
The reference book which would tell you the part of speech of a word
What is a dictionary?
100
The atlas contains various _____.
What is maps?
200
Dumbbell would fall between which two guide words? A)Dust-Duty B)Droopy-Drove C)Dry-Dunk D)Doorstop-Dot
What is Dry-Dunk
200
Using a thesaurus, what would be a synonym for "mistake".
What is error, slip, blunder, booboo?
200
Phone books are catergorized using ____ order?
What is ABC
200
I am the resource you would use if you wanted to look at countries, states, roads, and highways.
What is an atlas?
200
I am the type of map that indicates the location of landforms like deserts, mountains and plains.
What is a physical map?
300
I am the word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page.
What is a guide word?
300
Name a synonym for the word "friend" when it is used as an adjective.
What is comrade, playmate, companion, pal, amigo, buddy?
300
To find the population of Georgia in 2007, I would use this reference book.
What is an almanac?
300
I am the book that you would use to help you to find out how many syllables make up a word
What is a dictionary?
300
I am a key to all the symbols used on a map.
What is a legend?
400
The part of speech that is used in this definition of light: to make or become bright -- often used with up?
What is a verb
400
Name an antonym for the word "doubt"
What is belief, certainty?
400
A reference book you would use to find a doctor in your area.
What is phone book?
400
The reference book used to find many highlights of John F. Kennedy's life.
What is an encyclopedia?
400
Give an example of when you would use an atlas
(Answers will vary).
500
Order the words as they would be found in the dictionary? A)Queen B)Quail C)Quarter D)Quart
What is Quail, Quart, Quarter, Queen?
500
Name a synonym AND an antonym for the word "descend"?
What is drop/land/sink (synnonym) and ascend/rise (antonym)?
500
What kind of information would you find in an almanac?
What is facts on various subjects/topics (answers can vary)?
500
A place to find current articles about news events.
What is a newspaper?
500
Places you could locate an atlas to use for a trip?
What is a library, store, online? (Answers will vary)
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