Reference materials quiz

A book or set of books with articles about people, places and things. Usually in alphabetical order.

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesarus

• atlas

• almanac

Answer explanation

One of the most well known encyclopedias is World Book.

A book of maps.

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesarus

• atlas

• almanac

A book that comes out every year and has statistics and lists of facts about many different topics.

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesarus

• atlas

• almanac

Answer explanation

Farmer's almanacs used to be used for telling farmers when to plant crops.

A book that has information about words, especially their definitions.

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesarus

• atlas

• almanac

A book that has synonyms, and sometimes antonyms, of words.

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• thesarus

• atlas

• almanac

Answer explanation

Words in a thesaurus are in alphabetical order, just like in a dictionary.

All of the following are reference materials EXCEPT:

• dictionary

• atlas

• picture book

• encyclopedia

• almanac

I need to find a synonym for the word "friend"- which reference material should I use?

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• atlas

• thesaurus

• almanac

What would be the best resource to use if a question asked for the pronunciation of a word?

• encyclopedia

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

• Atlas

• almanac

I want to see where Egypt is located- which reference material should I use?

• dictionary

• atlas

• thesaurus

• almanac

Answer explanation

An encyclopedia would have been another option.

You want to revise your story and replace words you have repeated over and over. What source do you use?

• atlas

• almanac

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia