Transcript Dictionary Day

DICTIONARY DAY
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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE
DICTIONARY?
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Choose the Correct Answers for the Following
Questions:
QUESTION 1
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What do we call a reference book that gives
information about WORDS?
A Encyclopedia
 B. Dictionary
 C Atlas
 D Almanac
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QUESTION 2
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What types of information do dictionaries
contain?
A information about the form of words
 B Information about word meanings
 C Information about word pronunciations
 D All of the above
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QUESTION 3
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How are dictionaries arranged?
A in order by subject
 B in order by titles
 C in order alphabetically
 D in order by authors
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QUESTION 4
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An abridged dictionary ______________
A contains words about bridges only
 B attempts to contain all words in the English
language
 C contains words in common use
 D has all the words in the world
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QUESTION 5
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Words at the tops of the dictionary pages that
help you locate a word are __________
A Spelling Words
 B Guide Words
 C Crosswords
 D Vocabulary Words
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QUESTION 6
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Which word would be located on the page with
the guidewords liberty-life
A like
 B library
 C light
 D link
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QUESTION 7
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The meaning of each word is the __________
A entry word
 B part of speech
 C syllable
 D definition
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QUESTION 8
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The part of the entry that shows how to say the
word is the _______________
A pronunciation key
 B entry word
 C definition
 D part of speech
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QUESTION 9
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An unabridged dictionary_______
A contains all the words in the world
 B attempts to contain all words in the English
language
 C contains words in common use
 D contains words about bridges only
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QUESTION 10
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The numbers in a dictionary entry
represent____________
A the number of ways to spell a word
 B the number of definitions for the word
 C the number of syllables in the word
 D the number of pronunciations for the word
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DICTIONARY SCAVENGER HUNT
1. What does ZIP stand for in ZIP code?
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What year was the acronym ZIP made?
 3.
What does ‘fall’ mean as it pertains to
wrestling?
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What are the guide words for the word
tetrahedron?
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How do I pronounce zh? (give me 2 example
words)
 6.
Is dashiki capitalized
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SCAVENGER HUNT QUESTIONS
7. How many syllables are in the word
phthalocynanine?
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What is the definition of ‘stout’ if it is used
as a noun?
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What are the verb tenses of the word ‘tree’?
 10. What is the abbreviation for the origin of a
word which comes from the Old English? Greek?
Latin? French?
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