Which resource would give you a
synonym for the word happy?
You need to write a report on George
Washington. Which would be your best
resource?
a) dictionary
a) atlas
b) thesaurus
b) thesaurus
c) encyclopedia
c) encyclopedia
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You want to know the population of the
state of Texas. Where could you look to
find out?
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Which resource would help you find out
which river runs through Jackson,
Mississippi?
a) almanac
a) atlas
b) dictionary
b) dictionary
c) thesaurus
c) encyclopedia
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Which resource would be useful for a
person who loves to learn the origin of
words?
Which resource would help you write a
report about volcanoes?
a) encyclopedia
a) atlas
b) atlas
b) dictionary
c) dictionary
c) thesaurus
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You need a new word for “nice”. Which
resource could help you?
If you need to know what part of speech
the word “quickly” is, where could you
find out?
a) atlas
a) dictionary
b) almanac
b) atlas
c) thesaurus
c) thesaurus
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While reading your friends book report,
you find a word you think might be
spelled wrong. Where could you look to
find out?
Where could you look to find out who
won the World Series in 2004?
a) almanac
a) encyclopedia
b) encyclopedia
b) atlas
c) atlas
c) dictionary
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Sam wants to know where Italy is.
Where could he look to find out?
Tommy needs to know more about
giraffes for his science report. Which
resource would be most helpful to him?
a) encyclopedia
b) atlas
c) almanac
a) Encyclopedia
b) atlas
c) thesaurus
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Which resource would help you find out
how many miles it is from your house to
Orlando, Florida?
a) atlas
You’re writing a story about animals in
winter. You need to make sure you have
the word “hibernate” spelled correctly.
Which resource should you use?
a) dictionary
b) dictionary
b) atlas
c) encyclopedia
c) encyclopedia
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Which resource would help you
determine how many syllables are in the
word “hospital”?
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Which resource would be most helpful to
someone doing research on pumpkins?
a) atlas
a) atlas
b) thesaurus
b) dictionary
c) encyclopedia
c) dictionary
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If a friend asks you which singer sold
the most songs on iTunes in 2012, where
could you look to find out?
To find a word to replace the word
“run,” what resource would help you
out?
a) almanac
a) atlas
b) dictionary
b) encyclopedia
c) atlas
c) thesaurus
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To learn where the tallest buildings in
the world are located, which resource
should you use?
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Which one of these resources has guide
words to help you find the words you’re
looking for?
a) Atlas
a) almanac
b) almanac
b) dictionary
c) dictionary
c) atlas
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Which one of the following resources
would be a reliable source of
information on rattlesnakes?
a) encyclopedia
b) atlas
Which resource has a list of words with
similar meanings?
a) dictionary
b) thesaurus
c) encyclopedia
c) almanac
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Which resource provides a lot of
information on a variety of topics?
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If you need to see a map of Australia,
which resource would you use?
a) thesaurus
a) atlas
b) encyclopedia
b) almanac
c) dictionary
c) dictionary
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If you want to know which movie made
the most money in 2010, which resource
would help you?
a) thesaurus
b) encyclopedia
Which resource would be good to keep in
your car while traveling?
a) thesaurus
b) atlas
c) almanac
c) almanac
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Which resource would be helpful to a
person who uses the same words over
and over?
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What resource would be helpful to
someone who loves statistics?
a) thesaurus
a) thesaurus
b) encyclopedia
b) encyclopedia
c) almanac
c) almanac
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