Quiz
Dictionaries and indexes
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) You use a dictionary to find the meanings of words.
A) True
B) False
2) You find an index at the front of a book.
A) True
B) False
3) A dictionary is the same as an index.
A) True
B) False
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4) A thesaurus is like a dictionary but bigger.
A) True
B) False
5) Words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order.
A) True
B) False
6) You can find a dictionary in a library.
A) True
B) False
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Quiz
Dictionaries and indexes
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which word comes first in a dictionary?
A) animal
B) bird
2) Which word comes first in a cookbook index?
A) cake
B) biscuit
3) Which word comes first in the index to a DIY book?
A) shelf
B) pipe
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4) Which word comes last in the dictionary?
A) water
B) sea
5) Which word comes last in the index to a book on childcare?
A) play
B) first aid
6) Which word comes last in an index to a book of maps?
A) Jamaica
B) India
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Quiz
Dictionaries and indexes
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which is the order you find these words in the index to an atlas?
A)
Wales
Scotland
England
B)
England
Wales Scotland
C)
England
Scotland
Wales
2) Which is the order you find these words in a dictionary?
A)
apple
mango plum
B)
mango
plum
apple
C)
apple
plum
mango
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3) Which is the order you find these words in an index to a cook book?
A)
fish
pasta meat
B)
fish
meat
C)
meat
pasta fish
pasta
4) An index has a list of every word in the book.
A) True
B) False
5) A dictionary is always the biggest book in the library.
A) True
B) False
6) You can find a dictionary online.
A) True
B) False
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Quiz - answers
Dictionaries and indexes
Level A
1) True or False: You use a dictionary to find the meanings of words.
The correct answer is A) True. You can find the meanings of words in
a dictionary.
2) True or False: You find an index at the front of a book.
The correct answer is B) False. An index is at the back of a book, not
the front.
3) True or False: A dictionary is the same as an index.
The correct answer is B) False. A dictionary is not the same as an
index.
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4) True or False: A thesaurus is like a dictionary but bigger.
The correct answer is B) False. A thesaurus is like a dictionary but
does a different job. It helps you find words with similar meanings.
5) True or False: Words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order.
The correct answer is A) True. Words are listed in alphabetical order
in a dictionary.
6) True or False: You can find a dictionary in a library.
The correct answer is A) True. You can always find dictionaries in a
library.
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Quiz - answers
Dictionaries and indexes
Level B
1) Which word comes first in a dictionary?
The correct answer is A. The word ‘animal’ comes before ‘bird’ in the
dictionary.
2) Which word comes first in a cookbook index?
The correct answer is B. The word ‘biscuit’ comes before ‘cake’ in the
index.
3) Which word comes first in the index to a DIY book?
The correct answer is B. The word ‘pipe’ comes before ‘shelf’ in the
index.
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4) Which word comes last in the dictionary?
The correct answer is A. The word ‘water’ comes after ‘sea’ in the
dictionary.
5) Which word comes last in the index to a book on childcare?
The correct answer is A. The word ‘play’ comes after ‘first aid’ in the
index.
6) Which word comes last in an index to a book of maps?
The correct answer is A. Jamaica comes after India in the index.
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Quiz - answers
Dictionaries and indexes
Level C
1) Which is the order you find these words in the index to an atlas?
The correct answer is C. The order in the dictionary is England,
Scotland, Wales.
2) Which is the order you find these words in a dictionary?
The correct answer is A. The order in the dictionary is apple, mango,
plum.
3) Which is the order you find these words in an index to a cookbook?
The correct answer is B. The order in the index is fish, meat, pasta.
4) True or False: An index has a list of every word in the book.
The correct answer is B) False. An index lists all the topics not all the
words in a book.
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5) True or False: A dictionary is always the biggest book in the library.
The correct answer is B) False. Some dictionaries are big but you
can get pocket dictionaries too.
6) True or False: You can find a dictionary online.
The correct answer is A) True. There are many dictionaries on the
Internet.
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