Using Reference Materials Worksheet (Grade 8)
Free printable Grade 8 reference materials worksheet. Students choose between dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary and read entry features like part of speech and etymology. Answer key included.
Grade 8 · Vocabulary worksheet
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Using Reference Materials
Dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries each answer different questions about words. Choose the reference or entry feature that does each job.
- 1.Which reference explains the specialized terms used in one particular textbook?
- a) an atlas
- b) the glossary
- c) a thesaurus
- 2.Which reference gives a word's pronunciation, part of speech, and precise meaning?
- a) a dictionary
- b) a thesaurus
- c) an atlas
- 3.A thesaurus lists 'stroll, march, trudge' for 'walk'. Which fits a tired hiker dragging along?
- a) march
- b) stroll
- c) trudge
- 4.Which part of a dictionary entry shows the syllable breaks, like me-tic-u-lous?
- a) the etymology
- b) the usage label
- c) the entry word's syllable division
- 5.In a dictionary entry, what does the respelling in slashes, like /TRAN-zee-uhnt/, show?
- a) a synonym
- b) the plural form
- c) how to pronounce the word
- 6.A dictionary entry lists several numbered definitions. How do you pick the right one?
- a) always use the shortest definition
- b) always use the first definition
- c) test each meaning in the context of your sentence
- 7.You have written 'said' five times in one story. Which reference helps you vary it?
- a) a glossary
- b) a thesaurus
- c) an atlas
- 8.The guide words printed at the top of a printed dictionary page show what?
- a) the page's most common words
- b) the first and last entries on that page
- c) the hardest words on the page
- 9.Which reference lists synonyms and antonyms so you can find a more precise word?
- a) a dictionary
- b) a thesaurus
- c) an almanac
- 10.A word's etymology, often shown in brackets at the end of an entry, tells you what?
- a) its opposite
- b) the word's origin and history
- c) its number of syllables
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