Altoona Pl Shelving Quiz
- 1.How can you tell the difference between a Fiction and Non-Fiction book just by looking at the spine label?
- A.
Non Fiction books are filed using the Dewey Decimal System and will have a group of numbers above the subject of the book.
- 2.What is the difference between Fiction and Non Fiction?
- A.
Non-Fiction is not real. They are all made up.
- B.
Fiction is not real and Non-Fiction is real
- C.
You can only find Non-Fiction books in the Adult areas.
- 3.Which Dewey number comes first?
- A.
311.126
- B.
311.116
- C.
311.07
- D.
311.094
- 4.The first thing I should do when I have been given some books that need to be put away is...
- A.
Put them in alphabetical order
- B.
Sort them according to what section of the library they go in
- C.
Ask another student for help
- 5.What is the correct order on the shelf for these books?
- A.
551.234 KLI, 551.234 LAM, 551.234 PRO
- B.
551.234 LAM, 551.234 KLI, 551.234 PRO
- C.
551.234 PRO, 551.234 KLI, 551.234 LAM
- 6.What is the correct order on the shelf for these books?
- A.
673.441 ASP, 673.451 DEL, 673. 654 ARP
- B.
673. 654 ARP, 673.441 ASP, 673.451 DEL
- C.
673.451 DEL, 673.441 ASP, 673. 654 ARP
- 7.What is the correct order on the shelf for these books?
- A.
FIC MCK, FIC MAN, FIC MON
- B.
FIC MON, FIC MCK, FIC MAN
- C.
FIC MON, FIC MAN, FIC MCK
- D.
FIC MAN, FIC MCK, FIC MON
- 8.Which one shows the words in correct alphabetical order?
- A.
Debt, deadly, defeat, decide, demand
- B.
Deadly, defeat demand, decide, debt
- C.
Deadly, debt, decide, defeat, demand
- 9.If I see a book that badly needs repair I will:
- A.
Show it to the librarian
- B.
Put the book away
- 10.If the books in the following list were placed in order, which book would be the last book placed on the shelf? Timmons, C Easter Island Timons, W The New Dress Timothy, C Tiger Eyes Timmons, R April Rain Timmermon, S Casey
- A.
Timmons, C - Easter Island
- B.
Timons, W - The New Dress
- C.
Timothy, C - Tiger Eyes
- D.
Timmons, R - April Rain
- E.
Timmermon, S – Casey
- 11.Place the following books in the appropriate order. Schaffner, V Algonquin Cat Schaefer, J Shane Schaper, E The Dancing Bear Schaeffer, S Buffalo Afternoon Schaefer, J Kean Land
- A.
Kean Land, Shane, Buffalo Afternoon, Algonquin Cat, The Dancing Bear
- B.
Kean Land, Shane, Buffalo Afternoon, The Dancing Bear, Algonquin Cat
- C.
The Dancing Bear, Algonquin Cat, Buffalo Afternoon, Shane, Kean Land
- D.
Algonquin Cat, Buffalo Afternoon, The Dancing Bear, Shane, Kean Land
- 12.When shelving a book by MacElvain, you would place the book between
- A.
MacAvery and McCarter
- B.
McCarter and McEvans
- C.
MacEvans and McFree
- 13.If the books in the following list were placed in order, which book would be ranked third?001.942001.942072073001.940975001.94203
- A.
001.942
- B.
001.942072073
- C.
001.940975
- D.
001.94203
- 14.When shelving a non-fiction book with the call number 415.017, you would place it between
- A.
415 and 415.001
- B.
415.001 and 415.002
- C.
415.1 and 415.2
- D.
415.01 and 415.02
- 15.How does the Dewey Decimal System work?
- A.
By multiplying the cost of the book by the barcode number
- B.
By allocating books a spine number based on the subject
- C.
By allocating books a spine number based on date written
- 16.How are non-fiction books put in order in the library?
- A.
By order of when they were purchased
- B.
Using the Dewey Decimal System
- C.
By colour
- 17.What does PAC stand for?
- A.
Online Public Access Catalogue
- B.
Only People And Cats
- C.
Online Powered Administration Computer
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