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Fifth Grade Information Literacy Review 2010

Fifth Grade Information Literacy Review 2010. Mrs. Lott, Teacher Librarian. Purposes for this activity: * review reference materials and their uses. * Understand features of dictionaries, glossaries, and other sources. * Use a fun tool to show what you know or review what you need to know! .

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Fifth Grade Information Literacy Review 2010

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  1. Fifth Grade Information Literacy Review 2010 Mrs. Lott, Teacher Librarian

  2. Purposes for this activity:* review reference materials and their uses.* Understand features of dictionaries, glossaries, and other sources.* Use a fun tool to show what you know or review what you need to know!

  3. A glossary is a content-specific dictionary usually located at the back of a book. • True • False

  4. If I need to look up a definition for a word, I would look in a(n): • Atlas • Encyclopedia • Thesaurus • Dictionary • Almanac

  5. How a word is read out loud would be called its: • Pronunciation • Syllabication

  6. Do you know how to tell where a word came from, or its origin? • Yes • No

  7. Let’s Explore…Do you like cereal? Did you ever wonder where the word came from? Who can find the word cereal in the dictionary?Aha! (I love those moments!)

  8. In a dictionary, the word spelled phoenetically inside the slash marks after the entry word tells you: • What the word means • How to say the word • How to use the word in a sentence • What part of speech it is

  9. What do the dots inside an entry word mean? • A good place to stop and check your spelling • Where to break the word’s syllables • Where the word came from, or it’s origin

  10. How do you rate this statement: I like using the dictionary. • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  11. How often do you use a dictionary? • Every day!  • Once each week • Once each month • “How often do I use a what?”

  12. I use online dictionaries as well as the dictionary in its physical form. • Yes • No

  13. The numbers after the entry words in a dictionary tell us if a word has more than one meaning. • True • False

  14. Knowing prefixes, root words, and suffixes can help me with spelling as well as figuring out what new words mean. • True • False

  15. In the word, “prevention,” what part is the suffix? • pre- • ven • -tion

  16. Do you know the meanings of these common prefixes?Pre-mis-re-un-

  17. What is the root of the word “measurable?” • mea- • measure • -able • The ability to be measured.

  18. Do you know the abbreviations for parts of speech? • Yes • No

  19. What do these abbreviations mean?Nvbadjadvsingpl

  20. I know what the schwa symbol looks like and I know what the schwa sounds like in words. • Yes • No

  21. Meet… … the schwa!(OK, so it happens to be a little imaginary…I tried to find it. Picture it with me!  )

  22. Do you know what the word “numskull” means? • Yes • No

  23. No? Well, let’s look it up!

  24. I am hoping that with this review, not a single 5th grader will be a numskull when it comes to dictionary skills! Thanks for your time and attention today! 

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