This document contains a series of questions and multiple choice answers related to finding information in books and using reference materials like dictionaries and tables of contents. The questions cover topics like identifying parts of a book, finding definitions of words, and locating specific information and pages within reference texts.
3. A person who writes books is called ... A. publisher B. illustrator C. author
4. What do we call books that are created out of the author’s imagination and tell us a story?
5. What is on the title page of a book? A. index B. table of contents C. author’s name
6. Kara is writing a story about blue whales. Where can she get the MOST up-to-date information? A. on the title page B. on the internet C. in the dictionary
7. Which word would come first in a dictionary? A. ran B. mug C. cob
9. The brown cow belongs to Mrs. Crocker. Which word describes the cow? A. brown B. belongs C. Mrs. Crocker
10. The boy caught the butterfly in the net. What is a noun (naming word) in this sentence? A. boy B. caught C. in
11. sun dog Which words are in ABC order? A. sun, cow, dog B. dog, sun, cow C. cow, dog, sun cow
12. Where can you find the meaning of the word giggle ? A. in a magazine B. in an atlas C. in a dictionary
13. What do we call a person who draws pictures for a book? A. publisher B. illustrator C. author
14. Where should you look to find out how many chapters there are in a book? A. on the cover B. on the title page C. in the table of contents
15. Dictionaries are used to find out A. where people live B. what a word means C. a phone number
16. The name of a company that prints books is called a …. A. author B. illustrator C. publisher
17. In a dictionary, which pair of guide words would be on the same page as the word dog ? A. car, coat B. fat, from C. dot, dunk
18. Table of Contents ants………...8 bees...………10 butterflies……..14 On which page can you read about butterflies? A. page 10 B. page 14 C. page 8
19. Where should you look to find out what kind of fish food to buy? A. Buying Your fish………………………page 2 B. Feeding Your Fish………………….page 5 C. Cleaning Your Fish Tank …….page 9
20. The teacher put a CD in the CD player. What will her class MOST LIKELY do now? A. eat lunch B. go outside C. sing songs
21. Which set of words would be found in the S section of the dictionary? A. tan, tip, top B. sack, saw, snake C. race, rake, rap
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23. Todd and Karen want to know what page Chapter 2 starts on. Where should they look? A. on the title page B. in the table of contents C. on the cover of the book
24. Which words are in ABC order? A. top, hat, map B. hat, map, top C. hat, top, mat
25. Clowns are very funny. Which word describes the clowns? A. are B. very C. funny
26. Baseball is a game everybody likes to play. Which word is a noun (naming word) in the sentence? A. likes B. play C. baseball
27. All About Animals Table of Contents Birds………………………page 1 Cats……………………….page 7 Dogs……………………….page 12 Fish………………………..page 20 Read the table of contents above. What can you read about on page 12? A. Birds B. Dogs C. Cats
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29. Which of these words comes FIRST in ABC order? A. running B. swimming C. playing
30. This is the funniest book ever! Which is the describing word (adjective)? A. funniest B. book C. ever
31. What do we call a book that gives us facts and information about a subject?
32. To find the meaning of the word teepee , you should use A. a dictionary B. a newspaper C. an encyclopedia
33. Rain …………………..6 Snow…………………..10 Fog……………………..14 Where would you find this kind of information? A. in an index B. on a title page C. in a table of contents
34. Horse Stories by Thomas Crocker Which part of a book is shown above? A. index B. title page C. table of contents
35. What could you learn about the word rocket in the dictionary? A. the place to put it B. the color of the rocket C. the meaning of the word rocket
36. Which is most like a dictionary? A. index B. glossary C. table of contents
37. The dog played with the girls. What is the noun (naming word) in the sentence? A. dog B. played C. with
38. Fifty states makeup the country the United States of America. We live in the state of ...
39. Dinosaurs by Thomas Crocker What is the title of this book? A. Thomas Crocker B. Dinosaurs C. by Thomas Crocker
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41. To find the meaning of the word gallop you should use a A. dictionary B. newspaper C. encyclopedia
42. Which word would most likely be on the same page as rabbit ? A. rain B. take C. brother
44. What is in the table of contents of a reading book? A. maps of states B. names of stories C. meanings of words
45. Your class is learning about Mexico. You want to send messages to a Mexican classroom. How would you do this? A. by using the Internet B. by using the library C. by using the dictionary
46. A. in a dictionary B. in a newspaper C. in an encyclopedia Where would you find the most information about tornadoes?
47. Where can you find a table of contents? A. at the end of the book B. in the middle of the book C. at the beginning of the book
48. The duck dropped the egg. What is the action word in this sentence? A. duck B. dropped C. egg
49. In what county in the state of Georgia do we live?
50. In what section of the dictionary would you find the word shark ? A. T B. S C. P
51. Mrs. Hen found a book without a cover. Where should she look to find out the name of the book? A. in the glossary B. on a title page C. in a table of contents
52. My Dad bought a new car. The underlined word is A. a verb (action word) B. a noun (naming word) C. an adjective (describing word)