Reference Skills
th
4
grade CRCT prep
Adam is researching a report on snakes. What is the
BEST resource to find more information about his
topic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
An English textbook
A search engine
An atlas
A newspaper
Reid’s teacher asked him to write a paragraph about an
animal native to Georgia. Where should he look for
information?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A thesaurus
An atlas
A dictionary
An encyclopedia
Which BEST supports the topic sentence below?
Teaching my puppy to play “go fetch” is not easy.
A. I trained my other dog to do many tricks
B. My puppy likes to catch the ball and run
away.
C. There are many good books on training
animals.
D. My puppy is a cocker spaniel and is four
months old
Which would be the BEST place to find information
about the history of Georgia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thesaurus
Map of the United States
The state’s Internet site
Local newspaper
Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?
We spent hours at the beach. I collected shells and watched the sea birds catch
fish. My favorite birds are the robins we have in our yard at home. My sister and I
found a tide pool. In it, we saw little fish, crabs, and even a starfish! My first trip to
ocean was lots of fun.
A. We spent hours at the beach.
B. I collected shells and watched the sea birds
catch fish.
C. My favorite birds are the robins we have in
our yard at home.
D. My sister and I found a tide pool.
Which of these key words would BEST
help you find information on cows?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Farm life
Ocean animals
Automobiles
pets
Use the sentence below to answer the question.
The captain's log shows that the ship sailed on July 24.
Which definition from the dictionary entry below BEST fits the meaning of the
underlined word above?
log (log): 1. n. A part of a branch that has fallen or been cut.
2. v. To cut down trees.
3. n. A written record.
4. v. To travel a specific distance.
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
Which part of speech BEST completes the sentence?
I chose the _______________curtain for my bedroom.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Noun
Adverb
Pronoun
Adjective
Which page has information about growing roses?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Page 1
Page 17
Page 38
Page 51
Table of Contents
Flowers 1
Lawns 17
Trees 34
Shrubs 44
Weeds 51
The information shown is part of a….?
Just for Starters…………1
And the Winner is……….14
Time for Us………28
A.
B.
C.
D.
Glossary
Title page
Bibliography
Table of contents
Where should you look to find the meaning of unusual
or difficult words used in a book?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Index
Glossary
Title page
Bibliography
In which part of a book would you look to find the page
numbers where a specific word is located?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Index
Glossary
Title page
Bibliography
In which part of a book would you find
the information below?
Chapter 1 The New Beginning 1
Chapter 2 The Work Continues 29
Chapter 3 Early Success 44
Chapter 4 The Money Rolls In 75
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Glossary
The Appendix
The Title Page
The Table of Contents
Which is the BEST place to learn what
subjects a book covers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Index
Glossary
Bibliography
Table of Contents
Pat, a truck driver, is transporting furniture from
Atlanta to Dallas. What would help her find the BEST
route to take?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A thesaurus
An encyclopedia
A dictionary
An atlas
Hector wants to write a research paper on the history
of the automobile. Where should he look?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A dictionary
An atlas
An almanac
An encyclopedia
Virginia is writing an essay on the rewards of exercise.
She is using a book to help her. Which of the chapters
in her book is probably NOT going to help her write her
essay?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chapter 1: Strengthening Your Hear Muscle
Chapter 2: Losing Weight Through Exercise
Chapter 3: Increasing Health and Fitness
Chapter 4: Purchasing Exercise Equipment
The guide words on a dictionary page are swap and
tame. Which word would be found on this page?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Supply
Swallow
Talent
Tamper
One of the books Jamie’s teacher recommended was a
novel called The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. If Jamie
wanted to find out more about it, what would be the
BEST way for him to do so?
A. Look in the library catalog under horses
B. Type in the key word pony in an Internet search
C. Look under famous American plays in the subject Index and
then look for The Red Pony.
D. Type in John Steinbeck in an Internet search and then look
for a subcategory of novels
Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1.A helicopter is one kind of aircraft. 2. It can take off and land on very tiny patches
of ground. 3. Takeoff and landing are vertical (up and down). 4. It can fly forward
like an airplane, but it can also fly sideways and backwards just as easily.
Which sentence below would be the BEST closing sentence for the paragraph above?
A. Helicopters can carry passengers.
B. Only helicopters can perform some tasks.
C. Early flight pioneers always wanted a vertical
takeoff.
D. Helicopters fly slower than airplanes.
Leonard wants to find out what books the library has
about electric guitars. What category should he look
under when using the library database?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Author
Title
Subject
Call number