Research Skills
Literary Genres
Library Agreements
Reference Books
Miscellaneous
100

Name one way to find a book about a specific topic in the library.

What is search Destiny on the computers, ask Ms. Richardson, or use the Dewey Decimal System?

100
A true account of a person's life written by another person.
What is biography?
100

Fifth graders can check out this many books.

What is three?

100
This shows North, South, East, and West on a map.
What is a compass rose?
100
Books that are true are called this.
What is non-fiction?
200

This book contains synonyms of other words.

What is the thesaurus?

200
This made up story takes place in the past.
What is historical fiction?
200

This is what we do after we've checked out our books.

What is read silently at the tables?

200
Maps usually include this to indicate what the different colors and symbols on a map mean.
What is legend (or key)?
200

Non-fiction books are arranged this way.

What is by subject?

300
This is a list of the resources used to gather information for a report or project.
What is a bibliography?
300
This type of fictional story includes magic and creatures that don't exist in real life.
What is fantasy?
300

This is how we talk in the library.

What is quietly?

300
Encyclopedias are organized in alphabetical order by subject, author, or length of article.
What is subject?
300
Fiction books are organized this way.

What is alphabetically by the author's last name?

400
True or false- a database is a better resource than Google when doing research.
What is true?
400
This is a made up story that involves science and travel to other worlds.
What is science fiction?
400

This is how we move around the library.

What is walking?

400
Use this to find the pronunciation of a word.
What is the dictionary?
400

True or false- you can checkout the Guinness World Record books.

What is false?

500
Fill in the blank using the following bibliographic example: Author's last name, Author's first name. Title of book. City of publication: __________________, copyright date.
What is publisher?
500
This is a story that tries to explain how the world came to be, and why nature acts the way that it does.
What is a myth?
500

This is where we put books that we want to check out again.

What is the renewal bin?

500
These lines run North to South all around the globe and meet at the poles.
What are longitude lines?
500

Name the author of the Dogman books.

Who is Dav Pilkey?