Best Resources for Research SPI Fourth /Fifth Grade:

Best Resources for Research

SPI

Fourth /Fifth Grade:

Dictionary

A dictionary is used to find what words mean. It contains some pictures but not many. It is arranged in alphabetical order.

Thesaurus A Thesaurus is a book or can be on-line website that lets you find words that mean about the same, synonym, as the word you are looking up. It will also give the opposite meaning as well, antonym.

Encyclopedia

Encyclopedias usually come in sets of books and are used to look up topics, not just words. You can find some on-line.

For Example, you might want to learn about the Tropical Rain Forest or maybe George Washington. It gives you a lot of information on the topic.

Atlas

Web Site-Internet Using the internet is a way of researching information for different topics. You have to be careful on the internet because sometimes the information is not true or reliable.

News Paper

Non-Fiction

Books or articles that contain facts about people, animals, places or events.

Glossary

Is usually found in the back of school books used to define unknown words within the book. Words are arranged in alphabetical order. Sometimes it will have a picture to help you understand the meaning.

Almanac

An almanac is an annual,yearly, publication that includes information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, astronomical information, and tide tables, often arranged according to the calendar etc.

Magazine

Magazines are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three.

Interview

An interview is a conversation between two people (the interviewer and the interviewee) where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.

Card/Electronic catalogs

A library catalog (or library catalogue) is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations. A bibliographic item can be found in any format (e.g., books, computer files, graphics, realia, cartographic materials, etc.) that is considered library material. Many are outdated now because you can use the electronic catalogs.

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All of the these would be a good place to find information about dogs except?

a. encyclopedia

b. magazine entitle “Dog Lover”

c. non-fiction book about dogs

d. dictionary

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All of the these would be a good place to find information about dogs except?

a. encyclopedia

b. magazine entitle “Dog Lover”

c. non-fiction book about dogs

d. dictionary

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For a report on Abraham Lincoln, which source would be the most reliable?

a. webpage by a 3rd grader entitled “Stuff I Learned about Abe”

b. encyclopedia

c. a fictional book about Abraham Lincoln

d. an atlas

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For a report on Abraham Lincoln, which source would be the most reliable?

a. webpage by a 3rd grader entitled “Stuff I Learned about Abe”

b. encyclopedia

c. a fictional book about Abraham Lincoln

d. an atlas

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Which would be the best source for finding maps of Tennessee?

a. atlas

b. newpaper

c. thesaurus

d. dictionary

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Which would be the best source for finding maps of Tennessee?

a. atlas

b. newpaper

c. thesaurus

d. dictionary

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I want to know the meaning of the word “stationary”. Where should I look?

a. newspaper

b. dictionary

c. non-fiction book

d. encyclopedia

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I want to know the meaning of the word “stationary”. Where should I look?

a. newspaper

b. dictionary

c. non-fiction book

d. encyclopedia

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You are writing a story but have used the word beautiful too many times. Which source would be used to find a synonym for beautiful?

a. atlas

b. dictionary

c. encyclopedia

d. thesaurus

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You are writing a story but have used the word beautiful too many times. Which source would be used to find a synonym for beautiful?

a. atlas

b. dictionary

c. encyclopedia

d. thesaurus

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You heard that a building burnt in Chattanooga yesterday. Which of these could you use to find out if that was true?

a. newspaper

b. encyclopedia

c. thesaurus

d. dictionary

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You heard that a building burnt in Chattanooga yesterday. Which of these could you use to find out if that was true?

a. newspaper

b. encyclopedia

c. thesaurus

d. dictionary

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You want to learn more about rainforests. Which of these would provide you with the most information?

a. non-fiction book entitled Rainforest Life

b. dictionary

c. thesaurus

d. fiction book entitled Rumble in the Rainforest

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You want to learn more about rainforests. Which of these would provide you with the most information?

a. non-fiction book entitled Rainforest Life

b. dictionary

c. thesaurus

d. fiction book entitled Rumble in the Rainforest

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You want to determine the best time to plant corn this spring. Which source would be the most useful?

a. interview

b. glossary

c. almanac

d. dictionary

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You want to determine the best time to plant corn this spring. Which source would be the most useful?

a. interview

b. glossary

c. almanac

d. dictionary

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You want to learn what it was like to be at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed it. Which would be the best source?

a. glossary

b. interview

c. dictionary

d. thesaurus

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You want to learn what it was like to be at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed it. Which would be the best source?

a. glossary

b. interview

c. dictionary

d. thesaurus

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Which of these would not be a good resource for finding information about the Civil War?

a. entertainment magazine

b. encyclopedia

c. website created by a college

d. non-fiction book about the Civil War battles

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Which of these would not be a good resource for finding information about the Civil War?

a. entertainment magazine

b. encyclopedia

c. website created by a college

d. non-fiction book about the Civil War battles

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You are reading a science book and come across a word that you do not know. Where would be the best place to find the meaning of the word?

a. glossary

b. card catalog

c. almanac

d. thesaurus

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You are reading a science book and come across a word that you do not know. Where would be the best place to find the meaning of the word?

a. glossary

b. card catalog

c. almanac

d. thesaurus