Library Skills

Our Catalog

100

Books that I can read online are called ________. 

ebooks

200

What is the name of our catalog system?

Destiny Discover

300

When can I NOT put a book on hold? (2 possible answers) 

When I already have 3 books on hold.

When the book is available. 

400

Name 3 ways you can search in our catalog

Title, author, subject, keyword

500

Name 2 filters you can use while searching in our catalog

format (ebook, book, audio)

sublocation (genre)

location (school)

type (keyword, author, subject...)

interest level

reading level

Research

100

I am a book you would use to find out the meaning of words. 

Dictionary

200

I am writing a report on rabbits.  I found a picture of rabbits to add to my report.  What else must I include? 

the source of the picture

300

I am the part of the book you would go to find what page a specific topic is on. 

Index

400

Copying someone else's work without giving them credit is called ____________. 

Plagiarism 

500

Online academic research sources are called _____. 

Databases

Nonfiction

100

What is a glossary?

A mini dictionary with words specific to that book. 

200

My name is Rosa Parks and I wrote a book about myself.  What is this kind of book called? 

Autobiography

300

I am a book of maps. 

Atlas

400

I am a kind of nonfiction that is told in story format. 

narrative nonfiction

500

The way the nonfiction section of most libraries is organized by numbers. What is the system called?

Dewey Decimal

Genres

100

I am am about a real event or time period, but my story is made up.

Historical Fiction

200

Examples of books in my genre are Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and My Weird School 

Humor

300

I am traditional literature usually involving royalty and the theme of good vs. evil. 

fairy tales

400

I am a book about a boy who is in an airplane crash in the middle of nowhere and I have to try to survive. 

adventure

500

I am a made up story set inside of a video game. 

Science Fiction 

Battle of the Books

100

Who is the author of Stuntboy In the Meantime?

Jason Reynolds

200

Name either of the two graphic novels in the Battle of the Books. 

Invisible and Swim Team

300

Which of the Battle of the Books books has time travel in it?

Glitch

400

What is the main character in Attack of the Black Rectangles fighting against? 

censorship

500

In the book The Fort, why was the fort originally built?

to be used as a bomb shelter