Reference Book Assessment

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What Can You Do? You are writing a report about chimpanzees

for your science class. You want to find a map to include in your report. Which is the best reference book for you to use?

BiographyDictionary

AtlasThesaurus

Encyclopedia

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Excellent! An atlas is a collection of maps, so it

would be a great place to look for maps. You look in an atlas and find out that some chimpanzees are found in Africa.

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What Now? In your research you find out

that Jane Goodall was a scientist who studied chimpanzees. Which book would be the best research source to find out information about her life?

BiographyDictionary

AtlasThesaurus

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Encyclopedia

Great work! A biography is a

book that tells about a person’s life. You could discover all about Jane Goodall

if you found a biography about her.

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What’s Next? You also discover that

chimpanzees have prehensile toes. You don’t know what that means. What is the best source to use to find the definition of prehensile?

BiographyDictionary

AtlasThesaurus

Encyclopediahttp://

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You are correct! A dictionary will

give you the definitions of words you do not know. Prehensile means that the toes can grasp or hold.

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What Now? You now want to find information about

a chimpanzee’s habitat, physical features, and eating habits. Which reference book would be the best to use to find all this information?

BiographyDictionary

AtlasThesaurus

Encyclopedia

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Yes—you are exactly right! An encyclopedia is the best

reference source to find information on a topic.

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What’s Next? You find out that

chimpanzees are primates. You would like to find another word that is a synonym for primates. Which would be the best resource to use?

BiographyDictionary

AtlasThesaurus

Encyclopedia

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Good work! A thesaurus is a

reference book that gives synonyms of words. Two synonyms for the word primates are monkeys and apes.

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What Can You Do?

You want to discover if any chimpanzees were considered to be endangered in 2013 in Africa. Which would be the best resource to use?

AlmanacGazeteerNon-fiction bookDictionary http://en.wikimedia.org

That’s right! An almanac is a

reference book that is an annual publication containing statistics and other information on a variety of subjects.

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What’s Next? You read that

chimpanzees are found near Tchissanga in the Tchimpounga Sanctuary. You want to find out what country Tchissanga is located in. Which resource should you use?

AlmanacNon-fiction bookThesaurusGazeteer

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Excellent! A gazetteer is a

reference book that is a dictionary of geographical names. A gazetteer would tell you that Tchissanga is located in the Republic of Congo.

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What Now? You want to read much

more detailed information about the Republic of Congo where the Tchimpounga Sanctuary

is located. Which resource is best?

AlmanacNon-fiction bookDictionaryGazeteer

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You are correct! A non-fiction

book is a work that contain information and facts

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CONGRATULATIONS!You have completed the reference book

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