Where Do I Look? Generally, Genre I Need to Know Hodgepodge Using the Resource

Question: I need the definition for the word “mirage.” Where do I look? Check Your Answer Where Do I Look? #1

Answer: Dictionary Back to the Game Board Where Do I Look? #1

Question: I want to plan a road trip to Chicago. What book will have maps to help me know how to get there? Check Your Answer Where Do I Look? #2

Answer: Atlas Back to the Game Board Where Do I Look? #2

Question: I need to call my doctor’s office and I don’t know her number. Where would be the best place to look? Check Your Answer Where Do I Look? #3

Answer: Phone Book Back to the Game Board Where Do I Look? #3

Question: I’ve used the word “special” six times in one paragraph. What would be the best source to help me find other words that mean the same to use? Check Your Answer Where Do I Look? #4

Answer: Thesaurus Back to the Game Board Where Do I Look? #4

Question: I want to find out more about ducks and the electricity is out. What would be the best source to use? Check Your Answer Where Do I Look? #5

Answer: information book OR encyclopedia Back to the Game Board Topic 1 for 5

Question: Put the following words in alphabetical order: School Screw Scant Check Your Answer Using the Resource #1

Answer: Scant, School, Screw Back to the Game Board Using the Resource #1

Question: Would “hitch” be on the dictionary page with the guide words, “highlight” and “his”? Check Your Answer Using the Resource #2

Answer: No Back to the Game Board Using the Resource #2

Question: You are reading an information book and you come to a word you don’t know. What part of the book could help you find the meaning of the word? Check Your Answer Using the Resource #3

Answer: Glossary Back to the Game Board Using the Resource #3

Question: You have a nonfiction book about dogs. Where can you look in the book to find the pages that talk about Dalmatians? Check Your Answer Using the Resource #4

Answer: Index Back to the Game Board Using the Resource #4

Question: I really liked this book. I want to read another by this author. What page will tell me who wrote this book? Check Your Answer Using the Resource #5

Answer: Title page or cover of the book Back to the Game Board Using the Resource #5

Question: I read a fiction story about a girl that lived during the Civil War. What genre is this book? Check Your Answer Generally, Genre #1

Answer: Historical Fiction Back to the Game Board Generally, Genre #1

Question: If the characters in the story use magic like Harry Potter, what genre would this book be? Check Your Answer Generally, Genre #2

Answer: Fantasy Back to the Game Board Generally, Genre #2

Question: Books like Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing could really happen and take place now. What genre does this describe? Check Your Answer Generally, Genre #3

Answer: contemporary realistic fiction Back to the Game Board Generally, Genre #3

Question: Who did it? How did they do it? Can you figure it out? Books in what genre ask these questions? Check Your Answer Generally, Genre #4

Answer: Mystery Back to the Game Board Generally, Genre #4

Question: Snow White, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Puss in Boots. All of these stories are examples of what genre? Check Your Answer Generally, Genre #5

Answer: Fairy Tales (or Folk Tales) Back to the Game Board Generally, Genre #5

Question: What book can help me to know how to pronounce the word “orchestral?” Check Your Answer I Need to Know #1

Answer: Dictionary Back to the Game Board I Need to Know #1

Question: According to this chart, how many days is a cat pregnant? Check Your Answer I Need to Know #2 AnimalApproximate pregnancy periodTypical number of newborn Alligator (American)9 weeks Bat (common vampire) 210 days1 Cat65 days4 Dog9 weeks1-10 Elephant21-22 months1

Answer: 65 days Back to the Game Board I Need to Know #2

Question: Would the word “diary” come before or after the word “diet” in the thesaurus? Check Your Answer I Need to Know #3

Answer: before Back to the Game Board I Need to Know #3

Question: Looking at this Table of Contents, how many chapters are in this book? Check Your Answer I Need to Know #4 The Unusual Parrot5 How Parrots Look6 Where Parrots Live9 Kinds of Parrots11 What Parrots Eat14 Baby Parrots16 Parrot Habits19 Parrots and People22 Table of Contents

Answer: 8 (eight) Back to the Game Board I Need to Know #4

Question: What book could help me determine how far it is from Dallas, Texas to Norman, OK? Check Your Answer I Need to Know #5

Answer: an atlas Back to the Game Board I Need to Know #5

Question: Clue, detective, suspect, evidence, witness, alibi. All of these words would most likely be found in which genre of book? Check Your Answer Hodgepodge #1

Answer: Mystery Back to the Game Board Hodgepodge #1

Question: What would be the best book to find when Harry S. Truman was born? Check Your Answer Hodgepodge #2

Answer: encyclopedia (or information book) Back to the Game Board Hodgepodge #2

Question: Fact or Opinion— “Adelie penguins are the most attractive specie of penguin.” Check Your Answer Hodgepodge #3

Answer: opinion Back to the Game Board Hodgepodge #3

Question: Looking at this page of the index, what page number would you find “landfills”? Check Your Answer Hodgepodge #4

Answer: 70 (seventy) Back to the Game Board Hodgepodge #4

Question: Where can I find a synonym for the word “pretty”? Check Your Answer Hodgepodge #5

Answer: Thesaurus Back to the Game Board Hodgepodge #5