Reference Skills 4th grade CRCT prep

An English textbook A search engine An atlas A newspaper Adam is researching a report on snakes. What is the BEST resource to find more information about his topic? An English textbook A search engine An atlas A newspaper

A thesaurus An atlas A dictionary An encyclopedia Reid’s teacher asked him to write a paragraph about an animal native to Georgia. Where should he look for information? A thesaurus An atlas A dictionary An encyclopedia

Which BEST supports the topic sentence below? Teaching my puppy to play “go fetch” is not easy. I trained my other dog to do many tricks My puppy likes to catch the ball and run away. There are many good books on training animals. My puppy is a cocker spaniel and is four months old

Map of the United States The state’s Internet site Local newspaper Which would be the BEST place to find information about the history of Georgia? Thesaurus Map of the United States The state’s Internet site Local newspaper

Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph? We spent hours at the beach. I collected shells and watched the sea birds catch fish. My favorite birds are the robins we have in our yard at home. My sister and I found a tide pool. In it, we saw little fish, crabs, and even a starfish! My first trip to ocean was lots of fun. We spent hours at the beach. I collected shells and watched the sea birds catch fish. My favorite birds are the robins we have in our yard at home. My sister and I found a tide pool.

Which of these key words would BEST help you find information on cows? Farm life Ocean animals Automobiles pets

Use the sentence below to answer the question. The captain's log shows that the ship sailed on July 24. Which definition from the dictionary entry below BEST fits the meaning of the underlined word above? log (log): 1. n. A part of a branch that has fallen or been cut. 2. v. To cut down trees. 3. n. A written record. 4. v. To travel a specific distance. 1 2 3 4

Which part of speech BEST completes the sentence? I chose the _______________curtain for my bedroom. Noun Adverb Pronoun Adjective

Which page has information about growing roses? Table of Contents Flowers 1 Lawns 17 Trees 34 Shrubs 44 Weeds 51 Page 1 Page 17 Page 38 Page 51

The information shown is part of a….? Just for Starters…………1 And the Winner is……….14 Time for Us………28 Glossary Title page Bibliography Table of contents

Index Glossary Title page Bibliography Where should you look to find the meaning of unusual or difficult words used in a book? Index Glossary Title page Bibliography

Index Glossary Title page Bibliography In which part of a book would you look to find the page numbers where a specific word is located? Index Glossary Title page Bibliography

In which part of a book would you find the information below? Chapter 1 The New Beginning 1 Chapter 2 The Work Continues 29 Chapter 3 Early Success 44 Chapter 4 The Money Rolls In 75 The Glossary The Appendix The Title Page The Table of Contents

Which is the BEST place to learn what subjects a book covers? Index Glossary Bibliography Table of Contents

A thesaurus An encyclopedia A dictionary An atlas Pat, a truck driver, is transporting furniture from Atlanta to Dallas. What would help her find the BEST route to take? A thesaurus An encyclopedia A dictionary An atlas

A dictionary An atlas An almanac An encyclopedia Hector wants to write a research paper on the history of the automobile. Where should he look? A dictionary An atlas An almanac An encyclopedia

Chapter 1: Strengthening Your Hear Muscle Virginia is writing an essay on the rewards of exercise. She is using a book to help her. Which of the chapters in her book is probably NOT going to help her write her essay? Chapter 1: Strengthening Your Hear Muscle Chapter 2: Losing Weight Through Exercise Chapter 3: Increasing Health and Fitness Chapter 4: Purchasing Exercise Equipment

Supply Swallow Talent Tamper The guide words on a dictionary page are swap and tame. Which word would be found on this page? Supply Swallow Talent Tamper

One of the books Jamie’s teacher recommended was a novel called The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. If Jamie wanted to find out more about it, what would be the BEST way for him to do so? Look in the library catalog under horses Type in the key word pony in an Internet search Look under famous American plays in the subject Index and then look for The Red Pony. Type in John Steinbeck in an Internet search and then look for a subcategory of novels

Use the paragraph below to answer this question. 1.A helicopter is one kind of aircraft. 2. It can take off and land on very tiny patches of ground. 3. Takeoff and landing are vertical (up and down). 4. It can fly forward like an airplane, but it can also fly sideways and backwards just as easily. Which sentence below would be the BEST closing sentence for the paragraph above? Helicopters can carry passengers. Only helicopters can perform some tasks. Early flight pioneers always wanted a vertical takeoff. Helicopters fly slower than airplanes.

Author Title Subject Call number Leonard wants to find out what books the library has about electric guitars. What category should he look under when using the library database? Author Title Subject Call number