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Which book?
500-final jeopardy
100
Dictionaries are books that give us....
words and their meaning (definitions)
100
What is a thesaurus
A book of synonyms and antonyms
100
what kinds of information can we find using an encyclopedia?
people, places, things, animals, etc.
100
Want to know the definition of the word happy
dictionary
200
What do the 1 and 2 mean below: recall: 1. to ask or order to return, 2. to bring back to memory
two different meanings of the word recall
200
What is a synonym?
A word with the same meaning
200
Are all books in a set of encyclopedia the same?
No
200
Find another word for jump
thesaurus
300
What are the words at the top of the page called?
guide words
300
What is an antonym?
A word that means the opposite
300
If you have volume one (A) of the encyclopedia, what does this mean?
You have one letter of the encyclopedia- will only have information that starts with the letter A
300
Want to know why Thomas Edison is famous
Encyclopedia
400
How do you decide what the guide words are for a page?
first and last word on that page
400
Why might we use a thesaurus?
Make meaning clear Avoid repetition or overused words
400
If you want to look up a famous person, such as Derek Jeter- what letter would you use?
J
400
Want to know the part of speech of a word (noun, verb, etc.)
Dictionary or thesaurus
500
Which page (using the guide words) would you find the word month? molten- monk monkey- moon moonbeam- morale
monkey-moon
500
Which is an antonym for the word fast rapid speedy sluggish quick
sluggish
500
Why do some encyclopedias have more than one letter? Example, the last volume is W X Y Z
Those letters do not have enough information to fill their own books
500
Want to know how many syllables are in the word mountain
dictionary
500
Why are guide words helpful?
They help us find the word we are looking for quicker.