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1. Each book of an encyclopedia is called a/an:

volume
textbook
chapter
encycloped

2. Look at the set of encyclopedias below. If I wanted to find an article on China, I should look in:

volume 2
volume 3
volume 4
volume 5

3. An encyclopedia is:

a set of books with the names of people and their phone numbers
a set of books with words and their meanings
a set of books with information on many topics
a set of books with words and their synonyms

4. Look at the set of encyclopedias below. If I wanted to find an article on squirrels, which volume should I check?

volume 15
volume 18
volume 17
volume 16

5. Look at the set of encyclopedias below. If I wanted to find an article on Usain Bolt, which volume should I check?

volume 20
volume 21
volume 16
volume 2

6. In an encyclopedia, all the articles on topics which begin with the letter "H" would most likely be found in:

every volume
one volume
most volumes
many volumes

7. Information in an encyclopedia is arranged:

according to subjects such as Language, Science and Mathematics
in numerical order
in alphabetical order
in random order

8. Look at the set of encyclopedias below. If I wanted to find an article on monkeys, which volume should I look in?

12
11
14
13
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8