Where Do I
Look?
Using the
Resource
Generally,
Genre
I Need to
Know
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Where Do I Look? #1
Question:
I need the definition for the
word “mirage.” Where do I
look?
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Where Do I Look? #1
Answer: Dictionary
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Where Do I Look? #2
Question: I want to plan a
road trip to Chicago. What
book will have maps to help
me know how to get there?
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Where Do I Look? #2
Answer: Atlas
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Where Do I Look? #3
Question: I need to call my
doctor’s office and I don’t
know her number. Where
would be the best place to
look?
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Where Do I Look? #3
Answer: Phone Book
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Where Do I Look? #4
Question: I’ve used the word
“special” six times in one
paragraph. What would be
the best source to help me
find other words that mean
the same to use?
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Where Do I Look? #4
Answer: Thesaurus
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Where Do I Look? #5
Question: I want to find out
more about ducks and the
electricity is out. What would
be the best source to use?
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Topic 1 for 5
Answer: information book OR
encyclopedia
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Using the Resource #1
Question: Put the following
words in alphabetical order:
•School
•Screw
•Scant
Check Your Answer
Using the Resource #1
Answer: Scant, School, Screw
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Using the Resource #2
Question: Would “hitch” be
on the dictionary page with
the guide words, “highlight”
and “his”?
Check Your Answer
Using the Resource #2
Answer: No
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Using the Resource #3
Question: You are reading an
information book and you
come to a word you don’t
know. What part of the book
could help you find the
meaning of the word?
Check Your Answer
Using the Resource #3
Answer: Glossary
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Using the Resource #4
Question: You have a
nonfiction book about dogs.
Where can you look in the
book to find the pages that
talk about Dalmatians?
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Using the Resource #4
Answer: Index
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Using the Resource #5
Question: I really liked this
book. I want to read another
by this author. What page will
tell me who wrote this book?
Check Your Answer
Using the Resource #5
Answer: Title page or cover of
the book
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Generally, Genre #1
Question: I read a fiction
story about a girl that lived
during the Civil War. What
genre is this book?
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Generally, Genre #1
Answer: Historical Fiction
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Generally, Genre #2
Question: If the characters in
the story use magic like Harry
Potter, what genre would this
book be?
Check Your Answer
Generally, Genre #2
Answer: Fantasy
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Generally, Genre #3
Question: Books like Tales of
the Fourth Grade Nothing could
really happen and take place
now. What genre does this
describe?
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Generally, Genre #3
Answer: contemporary
realistic fiction
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Generally, Genre #4
Question: Who did it? How
did they do it? Can you figure
it out? Books in what genre
ask these questions?
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Generally, Genre #4
Answer: Mystery
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Generally, Genre #5
Question: Snow White,
Goldilocks and the Three
Bears and Puss in Boots. All
of these stories are examples
of what genre?
Check Your Answer
Generally, Genre #5
Answer: Fairy Tales (or Folk
Tales)
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I Need to Know #1
Question: What book can
help me to know how to
pronounce the word
“orchestral?”
Check Your Answer
I Need to Know #1
Answer: Dictionary
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I Need to Know #2
Question: According to this
chart, how many days is a cat
pregnant?
Animal
Approximate pregnancy period
Typical number of newborn
Alligator (American)
9 weeks1
50-602
Bat (common
vampire)
210 days
1
Cat
65 days
4
Dog
9 weeks
1-10
Elephant
21-22 months
1
Check Your Answer
I Need to Know #2
Answer: 65 days
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I Need to Know #3
Question: Would the word
“diary” come before or after the
word “diet” in the thesaurus?
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I Need to Know #3
Answer: before
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I Need to Know #4
Question:
Looking at this
Table of
Contents, how
many chapters
are in this book?
Table of Contents
The Unusual Parrot
5
How Parrots Look
6
Where Parrots Live
9
Kinds of Parrots
11
What Parrots Eat
14
Baby Parrots
16
Parrot Habits
19
Parrots and People
22
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I Need to Know #4
Answer: 8 (eight)
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I Need to Know #5
Question: What book could
help me determine how far it
is from Dallas, Texas to
Norman, OK?
Check Your Answer
I Need to Know #5
Answer: an atlas
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Hodgepodge #1
Question: Clue, detective,
suspect, evidence, witness,
alibi. All of these words
would most likely be found in
which genre of book?
Check Your Answer
Hodgepodge #1
Answer: Mystery
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Hodgepodge #2
Question: What would be the
best book to find when Harry
S. Truman was born?
Check Your Answer
Hodgepodge #2
Answer: encyclopedia (or
information book)
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Hodgepodge #3
Question: Fact or Opinion—
“Adelie penguins are the most
attractive specie of penguin.”
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Hodgepodge #3
Answer: opinion
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Hodgepodge #4
Question:
Looking at this page
of the index, what
page number would
you find “landfills”?
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Hodgepodge #4
Answer: 70 (seventy)
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Hodgepodge #5
Question: Where can I find a
synonym for the word
“pretty”?
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Hodgepodge #5
Answer: Thesaurus
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