Reference Materials Vocabulary

Glossary

• similar to a dictionary but specific to a nonfiction text. Tells the definition of keywords. It is found on the back of a nonfiction book.
• a book that is printed each year, shows lists, charts, and tables of information about many subjects
• a reference book that gives the synonyms of a word
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book

Almanac

• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• a reference book that gives the definition, the spelling, the way to say the word, the place where the word was first used, and the part of speech of the word, words are listed in alphabetical order
• a book that is printed each year, shows lists, charts, and tables of information about many subjects
• a reference book that has information on many subjects

Thesaurus

• book of maps
• a reference book that gives the synonyms of a word (synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meanings) the words are listed in alphabetical order.
• a book that is printed each year, shows lists, charts, and tables of information about many subjects
• A book written with true information

Table of Contents

• a book that is printed each year, shows lists, charts, and tables of information about many subjects
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• a reference book that gives the definition, the spelling, the way to say the word, the place where the word was first used, and the part of speech of the word, words are listed in alphabetical order
• a reference book that has information on many subjects

Answer explanation

found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book

Dictionary

• a reference book that has information on many subjects
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• a reference book that gives the definition, the spelling, the way to say the word, the place where the word was first used, and the part of speech of the word, words are listed in alphabetical order
• a book that is printed each year, shows lists, charts, and tables of information about many subjects

Encyclopedia

• a book of facts about a given year
• a reference book that has information on many subjects
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• a reference book that gives the synonyms of a word (synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meanings) the words are listed in alphabetical order.

Atlas

• similar to a dictionary but specific to a nonfiction text. Tells the definition of keywords. It is found on the back of a nonfiction book.
• book of maps
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• words that have the same meaning or almost the same meanings

Non- Fiction Book

• A book written with true information
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• a reference book that gives the definition, the spelling, the way to say the word, the place where the word was first used, and the part of speech of the word, words are listed in alphabetical order
• a reference book that has information on many subjects

Synonym

• a book that is printed each year, shows lists, charts, and tables of information about many subjects
• words that have the same meaning or almost the same meanings
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• similar to a dictionary but specific to a nonfiction text. Tells the definition of keywords. It is found on the back of a nonfiction book.

Antonym

• a book that is printed each year, shows lists, charts, and tables of information about many subjects
• words that have the same meaning or almost the same meanings
• found at the beginning of a book, shows the titles and page numbers of chapters in the book
• Words that have opposite meanings