1. Let’s take a closer look….
Today we are going to learn about different types of reference materials
Let’s take a closer look….

2. References/Print Sources- Resources used for research
Encyclopedia
Atlas
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Almanac

3. What is an encyclopedia used for?
Encyclopedia gives general information about many different subjects.
Organized alphabetically
Set of books

4. What is an atlas used for?
An atlas is a book of maps

5. What is a dictionary used for?
A dictionary is a book of word meanings
If you want to find the definition or meaning of a word, use a dictionary!

6. What is a thesaurus used for?
A thesaurus provides synonyms for words

7. What is an almanac used for?
Almanacs are books that are published every year and provides facts about that specific year in terms of weather and environmental conditions and other interesting facts.

8. What do you remember?
Encyclopedia
Atlas
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Almanac

9. If you want to see where Europe is, you
should look in−
(a) an atlas.
(b) a dictionary.
(c) a thesaurus.
(d) an almanac.
The author of the passage is searching the
internet for more information about Venice’s
magnificent palaces. Which of these key words or
sets of key words will bring up the most useful
information on this topic?
(a) ”Italy” and ”art”
(b) ”palaces”
(c) ”Venice” and ”palaces”
(d) ”Venice”
You want to find a synonym for the word
”good.” Which of these sources is best to use?
(a) thesaurus
(b) dictionary
(c) encyclopedia
(d) card catalog
Which of these sources would most help
you find information about your state’s
government?
(a) a thesaurus
(b) a dictionary
(c) an atlas
(d) an encyclopedia

10. If you wanted to see how close Greenland is to North America, you would most likely look in-
(a) an atlas.
(b) a dictionary.
(c) a thesaurus.
(d) an almanac.
The author of a passage about waffles wants to add more information about how to make waffles. Which of these sources would best help him get the
information he wants?
(a) a biography of Thomas Jefferson
(b) a book on the history of food
(c) the encyclopedia entry on ”Waffles”
(d) a cookbook of breakfast foods
The author of the passage wants to add more
information about Venetian painters. Which of
these sources would best help her get the
information she wants?
(a) an atlas of Italian cities
(b) a book on Italian art history
(c) the encyclopedia entry on ”Art”
(d) a world history text book
You would like to find out if it is going to
rain tomorrow. Which of these would best help
you find this information?
(a) Find your state in an atlas.
(b) Look at an Internet website about weather.
(c) Look up ”rain” in the library’s card catalog.
(d) Find an entry for the word ”rain” in an
encyclopedia.