Dewey Decimal System
What is the first section in the Dewey Decimal System?
A.) 200 Religion
B.) 900 History
C.) 000 Reference Section
C.) 000 Reference Section
What is a biography?
A.) A story of a real person's life but written by someone else.
B.) A story of a real person's life written by themself.
C.) A fictional book
A.) A story of a real person's life but written by someone else.
What is an autobiography?
A.) A story of a real person's life but written by someone else.
B.) A story of a real person's life written by themself.
C.) A fictional book
B.) A story of a real person's life written by themself.
What is a dictionary?
A.) A reference book which contains definitions of words
B.) A reference book or set of books giving information on many subjects
C.) The story of a person's life written by someone else
A.) A reference book which contains definitions of words
What is an encyclopedia?
A.) A reference book which contains definitions of words
B.) A reference book or set of books giving information on many subjects
C.) The story of a person's life written by someone else
B.) A reference book or set of books giving information on many subjects
Which section is the Science section?
A.) 300
B.) 500
C.) 800
B.) 500
Where is the Biography section located in the library?
Point to it.
Where is the Autobiography section located in the library?
Biography section
Where are a dictionary's guide words located?
A.) At the bottom of the page
B.) In the top right hand corner
C.) Dictionaries don't use guide words.
B.) In the top right hand corner
True or False
An encyclopedia and a dictionary are the same thing.
False
Which section is the Fine Arts section?
A.) 800
B.) 700
C.) 400
B.) 700
Which of these books is a biography?
A.) The Diary of Anne Frank
B.) Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
C.) All of the above
B.) Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
Which of these books is an autobiography?
A.) The Diary of Anne Frank
B.) Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
C.) All of the above
A.) The Diary of Anne Frank
What is the purpose of guide words?
A.) Tells you what part of speech the word is
B.) Helps you locate the word you are looking for
C.) Tells you how many definitions a word has
B.) Helps you locate the word you are looking for
True or False
One encyclopedia can be made up of a set of ten volumes or more.
True
What is the difference between the Science section and the Applied Sciences section?
A.) None of the below
B.) There is no difference.
C.) Science section contains books about technology and the Applied Science section contains books about natural science, such as the solar system, environment, and animals.
A.) None of the below
Science section contains books about natural science, such as the solar system, environment, and animals, and the Applied Science section contains books about technology.
True or False
A biography is nonfiction.
True
True or False
An autobiography is fiction.
False
What is an entry word?
A.) The definition of a word
B.) The part of speech a word is
C.) The word you look up in the dictionary
C.) The word you look up in the dictionary
What website did we use to access an encyclopedia?
A.) Clever
B.) I-Ready
C.) Tennessee Electronic Library
C.) Tennessee Electronic Library
Fiction books can be shelved in what section?
A.) 300
B.) 700
C.) 800
C.) 800
What point of view is a biography written in?
A.) First person point of view
B.) Second person point of view
C.) Third person point of view
C.) Third person point of view
What point of view is an autobiography written in?
A.) First person point of view
B.) Second person point of view
C.) Third person point of view
A.) First person point of view
Where do you find a word's part of speech?
A.) After the entry word
B.) Before the definition
C.) All of the above
C.) All of the above
Which encyclopedia did we use in class?
A.) World Book Online
B.) World Book Discover
C.) World Book Student
C.) World Book Student