Dictionaries and Glossaries

What are the 2 words at the very top of the page called?

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• part of speech

• guide words

• pronunciation key

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

What part of speech is amuse?

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the best definition for amputate?

• cut off

• put back on

• concert hall

• theater

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

You are reading a passage in a nonfiction book about figurative language and don't remember what the word simile means. The best place to look would be in the _____________________________.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

Is used to find the MEANING of words.

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• Dictionary / Glossary

• Index

• Thesaurus

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

An alphabetical list of words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect with explainations; a breif dictionary.

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• caption

• glossary

• table of contents

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

Select the correct definition for the word dugout. 

We had the chance to float down the river in an old dugout canoe.

• A boat, as in a canoe, made by hollowing out a log.

• A rough shelter dug in the ground or in a hillside, as one used by soldiers for protection.

• A long, low shelter at the side of a baseball field in which team members sit when they are not playing.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

a reference book that provides the precise, or exact, meanings of words and phrases.

• glossary

• atlas

• thesaurus

• dictionary

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

How does this text feature help a reader?

• It tells the page number a reader can find certain topics.

• It tells the definition of words found in the text.

• It explains what a photo or illustration is about.

• It shows what something looks like.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

Which reference book would you use to find the meaning of the word horizon?

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• glossary

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D