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    Knowing the purpose of different resources as reference materials.
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  • Anmoldeep uses walk too many times in his story. He wants some replacement words.
    Index
    Atlas
    Dictionary
    Thesaurus
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  • Dennis is taking a cross country trip. He wants to look at a map to see which states he'll pass through.
    Index
    Almanac
    Atlas
    Newspaper
  •  15
  • Lyndsey needs to know some basic facts about polar bears. She has to use a printed resource. Where would be the best place for her to start looking?
    Encylopedia
    Index
    Dictionary
    Atlas
  •  15
  • Vannah says a dictionary would be a good place to find the meanings of words she doesn't know. Is she in the right place?
    Nope!
    Yes!
    Who cares...
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  • Damen has the challenge of not using the word said in his writing. Where can he look to find replacement words?
    Index
    Dictionary
    Atlas
    Thesaurus
  •  15
  • Tyonna said her World Almanac would show her maps of the different countries. Is this the best resource to use? 
    No - an index is the best source for maps!
    No - an atlas is the best source for maps!
    Yes - that is the best source for maps!
    No - a dictionary is the best source for maps!
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  • What is an encyclopedia used for?
    Finding pronunciations of words
    Finding synonyms of words
    Finding basic facts, like Google in book form
    Finding what page something is on
  •  15
  • Santi needs to know how to pronounce segregation. What resource should he use?
    Index
    Dictionary
    Encyclopedia
    Almanac
  •  15
  • Which resource gives information about a particular year?
    atlas
    dictionary
    thesaurus
    almanac
  •  15
  • What resource would you use to find out who won the World Series of 1998?
    Newspaper
    Thesaurus
    Encyclopedia
    Almanac
  •  15
  • Where can you find the meaning of a word or definition?
    Atlas
    Dictionary
    Encyclopedia
    Thesaurus
  •  15
  • Yuvraj wants to make a list of some of the countries in Africa. He needs a map. Where should he look?
    Almanac
    Atlas
    Newspaper
    Thesaurus
  •  15
  • Kellan is researching lizards and needs some basic facts. He has to use a book from the library. What should he use?
    Almanac
    Dictionary
    Encylopedia
    Thesaurus
  •  15
  • Makenzie is watching TV, and they are talking about photosynthesis on an episode of The Magic School Bus. If she wants to know the definition of photosynthesis, where should she look?
    Thesaurus
    Atlas
    Newspaper
    Dictionary
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  • Saniyya is editing someone's paper. They use the word looked, and she wants to find a synonym that she could suggest to them to replace the word. Where can she look?
    Encyclopedia
    Thesaurus
    Dictionary
    Almanac
  •  15
  • Lily wants to know if the book she has talks about sea turtles. Where can she look to see if the book has that information?
    Dictionary
    Index or Table of Contents
    Encyclopedia
    Atlas
  •  15