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| Fantasy | In which type of fiction does the author break through the laws of nature? |
| Modern Realistic Fiction | In which type of fiction does the author create believable characters, a plausible plot, and a present day time setting? |
| Historical Fiction | In which type of fiction does the author create believable characters, yet also include famous people? The time setting is in the past. |
| Science Fiction | In which type of fiction does the author focus on the future but bases the conflict of the characters on knowledge of current technological advances? |
| Name three types of fiction that are shelved in the nonfiction section because of their content. | Myths, Legends and Tales |
| Which main area of factual information covers subjects in an in-depth study? | Nonfiction |
| Which library area of factual information covers subjects in a rapid review? | Reference |
| For what do the initials SLMC stand? | School Library Media Center |
| For what do the initials PL stand? | Public Library |
| List the four basic sections of any library. | Fiction, Nonfiction, Reference, Biography |
| Fiction | It provides information or plot sequence that is either totally or partially make-believe. It is written for entertainment value. |
| List the four types of fiction. | Historical fiction, Modern realistic fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy |
| Which main area of literature involves totally factual information? | Nonfiction |
| If you check an author's credentials or background in his/her field, you are checking his/her ________. | Expertise |
| If any author indicates that he/she is for or against a subject, that author is expressing a _____. | Bias |
| Which two types of nonfiction books are interfiled in the biography section of the library? | Biography, and Autobiography |
| What do you call a book written by one person about the life of another person? | Biography |
| What do you call a book written by a person about his/her own life? | Autobiography |
| List the four organizational systems that can be found in a library. | Chronological, Alphabetical, Topical, and Numerical |
| Simple abc order is known as ____. | Alphabetical order |
| The order of the grouping of subjects in a content area book is known as ____. | Topical order |
| What is the rules regarding "a, an,the" when searching for book titles? | Drop at the beginning of a title; keep when within a title |
| Under which word do you look when looking up a book title such as: Abraham Lincoln? | First Name: Abraham |
| Under which word do you look to find an author or a subject such as John Kenndey? | Last Name: Kennedy |
| What is an atlas? | A collection of maps |
| Why is it important to read all the information at the beginning of the atlas that precedes the maps? | The information offers explanations of keys and abbreviations that are used in all the maps and are not necessarily explained as part of the map legend. |
| Why is it important to review the table of contents in an atlas? | It will give you a basic overview of the maps covered and will give you the atlas focus. This will help you decide if a particular map will be of use to you. |
| Why is it important to have a general knowledge of the information contained in an atlas? | Being geographically aware of the general and specific areas of the world will help you to become a more well-rounded citizen. |
| What part of the map will provide the map focus? | Title |
| What part of the map will define the individual symbols used on the map? | The legend |
| Why is it important to review all surrounding information offered on a map page before studying the map? | to decode the map |
| If you want to find the location of a specific area on a map, to what should you refer? | The index |
| What is the organization of an atlas index? | alphabetical |
| What type of information will an atlas index provide to help you locate a specific point on a map? | The text page numbers and the coordinates |
| What are coordinates? | Symbols used to extablish a position of a map in grid format |
| How might coordinates be represented? | By letter/number or by longitude/latitude |
| What is the purpose of an almanac? | It is a book of facts whose focus is for one year. |
| To correctly and most efficiently use an almanac, to which section should you turn first? | the index |
| How is an index usually organized? | alphabetically |
| What does a hyphen mean in an index? ex.6-9 | A hyphen indicates that the two pages named and all the pages in between are included. Ex., 6,7,8,9 |
| What does a comma mean when it separates two page numbers in an almanac index? ex.7,10 | Pages indicated include those two specific pages before and after the comma. Ex. pages 7 and 10 |
| What do you call credit given to original cources for material used? | acknowledgement |
| Added material at the end of a book is called the ____. | appendix |
| A person who writes original material based on sources is an ____. | author |
| What do you call the main part of a book? | body/text |
| What do you call a person who gathers material into book format that others have written? | editor, compiler |
| What do yo call a listing of sources of information that comes at the end of a chapter or book? | bibliography |
| What do yo call the pages in a book that gives the dates of publication of the book and is located on the back of the title page? | copyright page |
| What do you call the paper cover that protects the book? | dustcover, or dustjacket |
| What do you call the front and back of the outer part of the book? | cover |
| What do yo call the illustration that is placed opposite the title page in some books? | frontispiece |
| What do you call a specialized dictionary that defines words according to subject areas and is found in a content area book? | glossary |
| Who draws the pictures for a book? | illustrator |
| What do you call an alphabetical listing by topic, then by subtopic of material or information covered in a book? | index |
| What do you call a city and/or state location of a publishing company? | place of publication |
| What is another word for an introduction to a book? | preface |
| What do you call the company that prints the book? | publisher |
| What do you call the listing of the major parts, units or chapters of a book that is in page order? | table of contents |
| What is the name of the book? | title |
| What is another name for the backbone of the book? | spine |
| Each book in a set of encyclopedia is called a: | volume |
| The information part of the book is called the: | body or text |
| When on the shelf, each book is identified by the number and letter markings on the ____ of the book. | spine |
| Encyclopedias can be in one fo three orders and the orders are: | alphabetical, chronological and topical |
| The written compositions (in an encyclopedia) on the topics of people, places, and events are called _____. | articles or entries |
| Some articles give the name of the person who wrote it at the end and this is known as a _____ article. | signed |
| Words at the top of each encyclopedia page that indicate the first and last entries are called _____. | guide words |
| If the article or entry is long, it will be divided into parts by _____. | headings/subheadings or topic/subtopics |
| To help with research, the editors of an encyclopedia give alternative sources indicated by ____. | see/see also (cross references) |
| To help you located all the important information contained in an encyclopedia on a single topic, you should go to the _____. where you will find the appropriate volume numbers and page numbers. | index |
| Other articles do not have the author given and these are called ____ articles. | unsigned |
| At the end of each article, most encyclopedias give a listing of books that can be read to further knowledge on a subject. This list is called a _____. | bibliography |
| A summary listing of facts in an encyclopedia is called a _____. | fact summary |
| List at least six visual aids that can be found in an encyclopedia. | maps, graphs, charts, tables, transpareencies, illustrations, diagrams |
| Under each visual aid will be a _____ to connect it to the body or text. The ____ is a written explanation of the aid. | legend |
| The _____ is found at the beginning of the book and gives the reader an overview of the ideas contained in the book. | table of contents |
| An _____ is a set of book sfound in the reference section of the library. It contains information about people, places and events. | encyclopedia |
