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1. Jane needs to find another word for excitement. What resource would help her the MOST? A) a dictionary            B) a thesaurus             C) a glossary               D) an index

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2. .  Which of the following is a bibliography entry? A) Ford, Harrison—9, 14, 36, 48–50, 54, 66             C) Noun:  a word that names a person, place B) Chapter 10 . . . The Dawn Breaks . . . 194                  or thing.                                                                                     D) Jones, Tamara. The Lost Suitcase.                                                                                                 New York: Barnham, 1998.  

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3. To find the population of Mexico in 2000 I would use a(n): A)  dictionary              B) encyclopedia          C) almanac                  D) newspaper  

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4. 1.  Monique has been assigned a paper on ferns for her science class project. She finds that she has many technical terms that she must explain to anyone reading her paper. What can she compose to do this? A) an index          B) a glossary            C) a bibliography          D) a title page

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5. When you take notes for a research paper, you can summarize, write direct quotations, or you can paraphrase. Why should you give credit to the author when you copy an author’s exact words? A) to avoid quoting                            C) to avoid writing B) to avoid summarizing                     D) to avoid plagiarizing  

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6. Where would you look if you wanted to see the sources from which the book you were reading was written? A) glossary                  B) bibliography           C) index          D) table of contents  

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7. 9.  Ralph is looking for some books about Southern Cantonese cooking techniques.  Which word(s) should he use as key word(s) to find the information? A) Cantonese techniques                    C) Southern Cantonese B) Cantonese                                      D) Cantonese cooking

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8. Use the dictionary entry below to answer question 2.
 
familiar (f mil y Uadj. 1. known or reminding one of something. 2. happening or found frequently and in various places. 3. acting well acquainted; informal. 4. being too presumptuous; bold.   2.  Which dictionary definition BEST fits the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence below?   Mr. Winston disliked the dignified business world because he could not be on familiar terms with his associates. A) definition 1                        B) definition 2                        C) definition 3                        D) definition 4

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Jane needs to find another word for excitement. What resource would...
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To find the population of Mexico in 2000 I would use a(n): ...
1.  Monique has been assigned a paper on ferns for her science...
When you take notes for a research paper, you can summarize, write...
Where would you look if you wanted to see the sources from which the...
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