Identification
Sources of Information
Card Catalog
Dewey Decimal System
100

conversation of characters in the story

dialogue

100

Lisa saw the map used during the voyage of Spaniards in a museum.

Primary

100

You will search for a book called Paddington. 

Title Card

100

What is code 300- 399/

Social Sciences

200

What element of the story "builds" up the interest? 

rising action

200

Nikki found a magazine article explaining the causes of malnutrition.

Secondary

200

You’re researching plants for your science class, and you need books on this topic without knowing any specific titles.

subject card


200

What is code 800-899?

Literature

300

It is a speaking activity that gives you little to no time of preparation.

Impromptu

300

Gina listens to a recorded interview with a scientist who discovered a new planet. Primary or Secondary?

Primary

300

 You’re interested in reading more books by Beverly Cleary, but you don’t know the titles of any of her books.

Author Card

300

Stereo is to sound as sunglasses are to eyes.

Stereos are to sounds as sunglasses are to eyes.

500

List down the three main parts of a plot.

rising action, climax and falling action

500

Differentiate primary and secondary source.

Primary- original work

Secondary- analyzes, evaluates primary source

500

Your science project is about mammals, and you need to find books on that topic. You don’t have any specific books in mind.

subject card

500

You want to read about different types of poem from various countries. Where would this be classified? Answer the classification.

800-899

1000

List down five library classification codes with its names

000-099- General Works, 100-199- Philosophy and Psychology, 200- 299- Religion, 300- 399- Social Science, 400- 499- Language, 500- 599- Natural Sciences, 600-699 Applied Sciences, 700-799- Arts and Creation, 800-899- Literature, 900-999- History, Geography, and Biography

1000

Diaries, letters, textbook, artifacts, encyclopedia, audio recordings, speech, biographies. List down all the primary sources from the given example.

Diaries, letters,  artifacts, audio recordings, speech,  

1000

List down  3 examples of book that belongs to 400-499

German, French, Japanese, Italian etc.

1000

You’re looking for a book about basic division and multiplication to help your younger sibling with their math homework. Which Dewey Decimal number would cover this?

500- 599