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1. If I open a dictionary and see the guide words "great" and "group", what word can I expect to find on these pages?

grant
ground
grout
grape

2. If I open the dictionary and I see the guide words are “find” and “follow” which of these words can I expect to find on these pages?

fall
forest
focus
fiber

3. A dictionary is a book with:

articles on various topics
the words of a language and their meanings.
words and their synonyms
names of people and their phone numbers

4. Many dictionaries provide information about what parts of speech the words are.

True
False

5. In a dictionary guide words are:

words that explain how to use a dictionary
words that help you pronounce other words
words that tell you the first or last word found on a page
words that tell you what part of speech a word is

6. Where can you find guide words in the dictionary?

at the bottom of each page
at the top of each page
in the middle of each page
on the first page of the dictionary

7. A dictionary may provide information on how to pronounce a word.

True
False

8. The words in a dictionary are arranged in ________________ order.

chronological
numerical
vertical
alphabetical
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8