1. 2 nd Grade – CRCT Practice English/Language Arts  Research Process

2. 1. Which word is FIRST in ABC order? A. foot B. feed C. fate

3. 2. Read the part of an index below. Which page should you read to find information on the bottlenose dolphin? Dolphins Kinds of dolphins: Bottlenose 34-35 Spotted 36-37 Dolphins' habitats 40-42 A. 34 B. 36 C. 40

4. 3. Which is the BEST to use if you want to know the meaning of a word? A. a dictionary B. a magazine C. an encyclopedia

5. 4. If you want to find out who wrote a book, where should you look? A. index B. glossary C. title page

6. 5. Where is the BEST place to look to find out when dinosaurs lived? A. a newspaper B. a dictionary C. an encyclopedia

7. 6. Collecting Bugs page Where to Find Bugs.....................1 Labeling Your Bugs......................3 Displaying Your Collection............6 Learning More About Bugs...........9 Which page should you read to learn about places to look for bugs? A. page 1 B. page 3 C. page 9.

8. 7. The Shark in the Swimming Pool By Muriel Graves Westminster Press, Burlington, Vermont Read the title page above. What is the title of the book? A. Muriel Graves B. Westminster Press C. The Shark in the Swimming Pool

9. 8. To keep a list of all the animals your class saw in a month, which is the BEST to use? A. a database B. a radio C. an encyclopedia

10. 9. Mr. Pope wants to make an apple pie, but he can't find his recipe book. Which resource is the BEST for Mr. Pope to use to look for another recipe? A. a database B. writing software C. the World Wide Web

11. 10. Which do you need to have if you are going to type a story on a computer? A. a database B. the Internet C. writing software

12. 11. Which would be BEST to use to find places to visit in Atlanta? A. a database B. writing software C. the World Wide Web

13. 12. Which is BEST for sending an E-mail message from your computer to a friend's computer? A. a database B. the Internet C. a videotape

14. 13. Put these three words in correct ABC order. lunch last line A. last, line, lunch B. line, last, lunch C. last, lunch, line

15. 14. Where is the BEST place in a book you are reading to find the author's name? A. index B. title page C. table of contents

16. 15. Which part of a book is MOST like a dictionary? A. the index B. the glossary C. the table of contents

17. Answer Key 1. C2. A3. A 4. C5. C 6. A 7. C8. A9. C 10.C11. C12. B 13. A14. B15. B