1. Reference Skills
4th grade CRCT prep

2. An English textbook A search engine An atlas A newspaper
Adam is researching a report on snakes. What is the BEST resource to find more information about his topic?
An English textbook
A search engine
An atlas
A newspaper

3. A thesaurus An atlas A dictionary An encyclopedia
Reid’s teacher asked him to write a paragraph about an animal native to Georgia. Where should he look for information?
A thesaurus
An atlas
A dictionary
An encyclopedia

4. Which BEST supports the topic sentence below?
Teaching my puppy to play “go fetch” is not easy.
I trained my other dog to do many tricks
My puppy likes to catch the ball and run away.
There are many good books on training animals.
My puppy is a cocker spaniel and is four months old

5. Map of the United States The state’s Internet site Local newspaper
Which would be the BEST place to find information about the history of Georgia?
Thesaurus
Map of the United States
The state’s Internet site
Local newspaper

6. Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?
We spent hours at the beach. I collected shells and watched the sea birds catch fish. My favorite birds are the robins we have in our yard at home. My sister and I found a tide pool. In it, we saw little fish, crabs, and even a starfish! My first trip to ocean was lots of fun.
We spent hours at the beach.
I collected shells and watched the sea birds catch fish.
My favorite birds are the robins we have in our yard at home.
My sister and I found a tide pool.

7. Which of these key words would BEST help you find information on cows?
Farm life
Ocean animals
Automobiles
pets

8. Use the sentence below to answer the question.
The captain's log shows that the ship sailed on July 24.
Which definition from the dictionary entry below BEST fits the meaning of the underlined word above?
log (log): 1. n. A part of a branch that has fallen or been cut.
2. v. To cut down trees.
3. n. A written record.
4. v. To travel a specific distance. 1 2 3 4

9. Which part of speech BEST completes the sentence?
I chose the _______________curtain for my bedroom.
Noun
Adverb
Pronoun
Adjective

10. Which page has information about growing roses?
Table of Contents
Flowers 1
Lawns 17
Trees 34
Shrubs 44
Weeds 51
Page 1
Page 17
Page 38
Page 51

11. The information shown is part of a….?
Just for Starters…………1
And the Winner is……….14
Time for Us………28
Glossary
Title page
Bibliography
Table of contents

12. Index Glossary Title page Bibliography
Where should you look to find the meaning of unusual or difficult words used in a book?
Index
Glossary
Title page
Bibliography

13. Index Glossary Title page Bibliography
In which part of a book would you look to find the page numbers where a specific word is located?
Index
Glossary
Title page
Bibliography

14. In which part of a book would you find the information below?
Chapter 1 The New Beginning 1
Chapter 2 The Work Continues 29
Chapter 3 Early Success 44
Chapter 4 The Money Rolls In 75
The Glossary
The Appendix
The Title Page
The Table of Contents

15. Which is the BEST place to learn what subjects a book covers?
Index
Glossary
Bibliography
Table of Contents

16. A thesaurus An encyclopedia A dictionary An atlas
Pat, a truck driver, is transporting furniture from Atlanta to Dallas. What would help her find the BEST route to take?
A thesaurus
An encyclopedia
A dictionary
An atlas

17. A dictionary An atlas An almanac An encyclopedia
Hector wants to write a research paper on the history of the automobile. Where should he look?
A dictionary
An atlas
An almanac
An encyclopedia

18. Chapter 1: Strengthening Your Hear Muscle
Virginia is writing an essay on the rewards of exercise. She is using a book to help her. Which of the chapters in her book is probably NOT going to help her write her essay?
Chapter 1: Strengthening Your Hear Muscle
Chapter 2: Losing Weight Through Exercise
Chapter 3: Increasing Health and Fitness
Chapter 4: Purchasing Exercise Equipment

19. Supply Swallow Talent Tamper
The guide words on a dictionary page are swap and tame. Which word would be found on this page?
Supply
Swallow
Talent
Tamper

20. One of the books Jamie’s teacher recommended was a novel called The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. If Jamie wanted to find out more about it, what would be the BEST way for him to do so?
Look in the library catalog under horses
Type in the key word pony in an Internet search
Look under famous American plays in the subject Index and then look for The Red Pony.
Type in John Steinbeck in an Internet search and then look for a subcategory of novels

21. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1.A helicopter is one kind of aircraft. 2. It can take off and land on very tiny patches of ground. 3. Takeoff and landing are vertical (up and down). 4. It can fly forward like an airplane, but it can also fly sideways and backwards just as easily.
Which sentence below would be the BEST closing sentence for the paragraph above?
Helicopters can carry passengers.
Only helicopters can perform some tasks.
Early flight pioneers always wanted a vertical takeoff.
Helicopters fly slower than airplanes.

22. Author Title Subject Call number
Leonard wants to find out what books the library has about electric guitars. What category should he look under when using the library database?
Author
Title
Subject
Call number