Word Analysis- Reference

Which reference material gives definitions of words?

• Encyclopedia
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Atlas

Which reference material is a book of maps?

• Dictionary
• Internet
• Atlas
• Almanac

Which reference material is a set of books used to find information?

• Internet
• Atlas
• Encyclopedia
• Thesaurus

Which reference material is a worldwide network connecting millions of computers, allowing users to get information from all around the world?

• Almanac
• Encyclopedia
• Internet
• Newspaper

Which reference material is a publication that is printed daily or weekly and contains current news, editorials, articles, and advertisements?

• Newspaper
• Internet
• Almanac
• Thesaurus

Which reference material uses guide words found at the top of each page, so that we can find the location of the entry word?

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

• Internet

• Atlas

You need to find out the number of hurricanes that occured in 2005.  What resource do you use to find the number?

• almanac
• dictionary
• thesaurus
• encyclopedia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

You need to know the times of high and low tides in Corpus Christi, TX in 2016 for a science fair project.  What resource could you use to find the answer?

• dictionary
• encyclopedia
• atlas
• almanac

You need to know which countries are located on the European continent.  Which resource would you use to find the answer?

• dictionary
• thesaurus
• almanac
• atlas

You need to find an antonym for the word cold, but your teacher says you can't use the words hot, warm, or boiling.  What resource would you use to find another antonym?

• thesaurus
• encyclopedia
• atlas
• almanac

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C