This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about using library resources effectively. The questions cover topics like determining where to find a book on the shelf based on its title, choosing appropriate resources for different types of research, and correctly citing sources. The final question prompts the student to search the library catalog.

3. 1
At summer camp you are learning about customs celebrated
on Independence Day.
Which custom is NOT about July 4th?
1.
Picnic with family and friends
2.
See fireworks
3.
Sleep in late
4.
Go to a parade

4. 2
.For a science project you need to answer the following questions:
* Why is ground water important?
* How is rain formed?
* What is water evaporation?
What is the topic for the science project?
1. Oceans
2. Lakes and Rivers
3. Underground Water
4. Water Cycle

5. 3
Which resource would you use to find a synonym for the word frozen?
Name the resource on your paper
Use the computer
and
book resources
at the tables to decide.
dictionary
encyclopedia
atlas
thesaurus

6. Time Magazine
4.
Food Menu
Which of these pictures show
a primary resource?
Declaration of Independence
Write your answer
on your paper.
The State Newspaper

7. 5
Your friend just told you about a great chapter book from the S.C. Children's
Book Award list. The book is Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton. You
looked it up in the library catalog and the book is in. When you get to the
fiction section where will you find the book?
1. On the "F" shelf for Frankie?
2. On the "C" shelf for Clifton?
3. On the "L" shelf for Lutricia?
4. On the "J" shelf for Joe

8. 6
Your assignment is to explain how to play a sport.
How would you decide on the topic?
1. ask a friend
2. get a topic from your teacher
3. choose a sport I really like
4. go to the sports books to look through them for ideas

9. 7.
Data are numbers in lists, charts or graphs.
Information is facts written in sentences.
What do you see in the pictures?
Put your answer
on your paper

10. 8
You saw the t.v. show Animal Planet and they were featuring penguins.
How would you search for books about this arctic
catalog?
animal in the library
1. Title
2. Subject
3. Series
4. Author
Do a search on the library catalog.
Click on the picture to connect to the library catalog.

11. 9
Look at the screen shot below from the library catalog.
If you wanted to check out this book, where would you find it?
1. Non-fiction section
2. Fiction section
3. Reference section
4. Everybody section

12. 10
You looked up Martin
Luther King, Jr. in World Book Encyclopedia
and want to organize your facts. On your note taking chart, where would you
put information about the famous "I Have a Dream" speech Martin Luther
King, Jr. delivered in Washington, D.C.?
1. Early Life
2. Events During Public Life
3. Why Important to History
4. Interesting Facts
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Early Life
____________
______________
_____________
_____________
Events During
Public Life
_____________
____________
____________
Why Important
to History
_____________
_____________
_____________
______________
Interesting Facts
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

13. 11
Look at these title pages.
What is the name of the publisher?
1. Cooper Beech Books
2. Michael Bright
3. Endangered and Extinct Animals …
4. Brookfield, Connecticut

14. 12
Your family has just moved to the Irmo area and you want to learn more about things to
do. Look at the resources on the table and decide which one will not have helpful local
information?
Irmo News newspaper?
Jr. Silver Fox Club brochure?
Golf business card?
The State newspaper?
A Peek At Child Development
brochure?
Time for Kids magazine ?
My RCPL information card?

15. 13
To do research on furry animals,
you are using an encyclopedia.
How should you take notes
on new and important facts?
1. Copy word for word from the
encyclopedia pages
2. Write facts in my own words
3. Make a copy of the encyclopedia
pages at the copy machine

16. 14
It is always important to show where you get your
Information. What should you always include when
giving credit to a person who has written a book?
Name 3 on your paper.
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Table of contents?

17. 15
To find books and other resources in the library catalog, what three ways do most
people search? Name 3 on your paper.
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
Do a search on the library catalog.
Click on the picture to connect.

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