Dictionary and Glossary Skills Quiz

Grade 3 · English · Quiz

Show what you know about using dictionaries and glossaries as reference tools.

Questions

1. What information does a dictionary entry NOT typically include?

   1. The definition of a word
   2. How to pronounce the word
   3. The author who invented the word
   4. The part of speech
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   Answer: The author who invented the word

   Dictionaries include definitions, pronunciation, and parts of speech, but they do not name an 'author' who invented a word.

2. The guide words on a page are 'forest' and 'fossil.' Which word is found on this page?

   1. form
   2. found
   3. fog
   4. four
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   Answer: found

   'Found' comes alphabetically after 'forest' and before 'fossil,' so it would be on that page.

3. A glossary is located at the front of a book.

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   Answer: False

   A glossary is found at the BACK of a book, after the main content.

4. What does it mean when a dictionary shows '(n.)' next to a word?

   1. The word has only one meaning
   2. The word is a noun
   3. The word is new
   4. The word is never used
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   Answer: The word is a noun

   In a dictionary, '(n.)' is the abbreviation for 'noun,' which is a part of speech.

5. Which tool would give you the most complete information about a word, including its history?

   1. Glossary
   2. Index
   3. Dictionary
   4. Table of contents
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   Answer: Dictionary

   A full dictionary provides the most complete information about a word, including pronunciation, multiple meanings, and sometimes word history (etymology).

6. The two words printed at the top of a dictionary page are called ________ words.

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   Answer: guide

   Guide words are the two bolded words at the top of each dictionary page. They show the first and last word on that page.

7. You are reading a book about oceans and you don't know the word 'tide.' Where is the BEST place to look first?

   1. The table of contents
   2. The glossary at the back of the book
   3. The index
   4. The cover of the book
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   Answer: The glossary at the back of the book

   Since the word 'tide' comes from that specific ocean book, the glossary at the back of the book is the most relevant and quickest place to check.

8. Both a dictionary and a glossary list words in alphabetical order.

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   Answer: True

   Both reference tools organize words in A-to-Z alphabetical order so readers can find words quickly.

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