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Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Dictionary Definitions Volume 1, Number 20, February 3, 1997 Www.rhlschool.com 1. A tripod ___________. a. has three legs b. eats insects c. is a strange voyage d. is related to poison ivy 2. A recluse ____________________. a. seems to prefer to be alone b. must be tightened before it’s used c. is evidence that can be used more than once d. is unsafe to ride with 3. A fez ________________________. a. is a kind of candy b. is a kind of reptile c. is a kind of bird d. is a kind of hat 4. Which of the following is usually opaque? a. a clear plastic bag b. a gallon of water c. a metal frying pan d. a thin piece of white paper 5. Amnesia is ________________________. a. a dangerous man-eating plant b. a loss of memory c. always salty d. the first name of a Russian princess 1______2______3______4______5______ Copyright 1997 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Dictionary Definitions Volume 1, Number 19, January 27, 1997 Www.rhlschool.com 1. A mallard ___________. a. is a kind of hammer b. would not want to live in a sandbox c. has hair and gives birth to live babies d. is an old fashioned printing press 2. A frantic man ____________________. a. is certainly not relaxed b. would never speak loudly c. is always well dressed d. is any male adult who lives in France 3. A stoker ________________________. a. puts food on store shelves b. steers a ship c. is paid to do dangerous stunts in movies d. puts fuel into a furnace 4. Which of the following is usually transparent? a. a red brick b. unfinished wood c. gold d. glass 5. Ricotta is a __________________________. a. popular music in Brazil b. soft white cheese c. language d. metal pizza pan 1______2______3______4______5______ Copyright 1997 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Dictionary Definitions Volume 1, Number 18, January 21, 1997 Www.rhlschool.com 1. The inception of a business comes ___________. a. when it closes forever b. only when it makes a great deal of money c. when it begins d. when doctors work there 2. A myth is a story that _____________________. a. predicts the future b. teaches facts about nature c. isn’t really true d. is about butterflies and moths 3. A muskrat is ____________________________. a. a large wild dog that looks something like a rat b. a rodent of North America c. a trap that uses a metal cage d. a small Asian beetle that eats crops 4. An intern is _______________________________. a. what a race car does to make a pit stop b. a hair that grows back into the skin c. a popular bird d. a doctor 5. A woofer is a _____________________________. a. kind of loudspeaker b. rare breed of dog c. tool for fixing broken woofs d. person who raises dogs 1______2______3______4______5______ Copyright 1997 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills Volume 1, Number 17, January 13, 1997 Www.rhlschool.com 1. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in the year _______. 2. In what year did the United States become a member of the United Nations? 3. From what country did the United States buy Alaska? 4. Which European country first controlled Florida? 5. Gold was discovered in California in the year _______. Copyright 1997 RHL
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Reference Skills
Volume 1, Number 16, January 6, 1997
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Prefixes are word parts that come at the beginning of words. They
add certain meanings to the other parts of the words.
Write the matching meaning of each prefix on the line following it.
Use a dictionary to help you.
1. semi __________
2. sub __________
3. pre __________
4. micro __________
5. post __________
6. un __________
7. oct __________
8. auto __________
eight
before
after
small
under
self
half
not
Extra credit: Write eight sentences, each using words containing each
prefix.
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Reference Skills
Volume 1, Number 15, December 16, 1996
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1. In what country did the tradition of a Christmas tree begin?
2. What is the difference in the color of the berries of mistletoe and
holly?
3. Who wrote the Christmas carol, Silent Night?
In what language was it originally written?
4. What Christmas carol did Phillips Brooks write?
What nationality was he?
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Name__________________________Date______________ Reference Skills Volume 1, Number 14, December 9, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com 1. How many lakes are in Texas? 2. Which state is larger in land mass, Massachusetts or Connecticut? 3. What is the highest mountain in California? How high is it? 4. Chicago, Illinois is located on the shore of what lake? 5 What is the official state bird of Pennsylvania? Copyright 1996 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills Volume 1, Number 13, December 2, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com Use an encyclopedia or other reference sources to answer the following questions. 1. What poem is Clement C. Moore most remembered for? 2. When was that poem published? 3. The Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, is _____ days long. 4. Hanukkah is celebrated in the month of _____________. 5. The start of winter is the winter solstice. In the northern hemisphere that is about four days before Christmas. Is there more or less daylight on Christmas Day than the first day of winter? Copyright 1996 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Dictionary Skills Volume 1, Number 12, November 25, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com 1. If someone said you were a bovine, they'd be saying you're like a ______________. 2. How many legs does a tripod have? _________________ 3. How many feet equal a mile? ___________________ 4. If your supply of food is exhausted, how much more food do you have? ___________________ 5. How do you spell the plural of elf? __________________ 6. What is a frugal person careful about doing? _______________ 7. Does a mallard have hair or feathers? ___________________ Copyright 1996 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Dictionary Definitions Volume 1, Number 11, November 18, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com 1. If a phrase is trite, it has been said or written __________ _______________________________________________. 2. A mastiff is a kind of __________________. 3. What do a widgeon and a pigeon have in common? They are both ___________________. 4. If you write an autobiography, you write about _______________. 5. An octagon has ______ more sides than a pentagon. 6. An albacore is a kind of ____________________. Copyright 1996 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Encyclopedia Research Volume 1, Number 10, November 12, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com 1. How many passengers traveled on the Mayflower when it brought the Pilgrims to the New World? 2. There were two ships scheduled to make that trip. At the last moment the other ship proved to be unseaworthy. What was that ship’s name? 3. The Pilgrims created the first constitution, or plan of government, in America. What was it called? 4. Squanto helped the Pilgrims survive. What had happened to his own tribe? 5. Who was the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1621 when the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving Day? Copyright 1996 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Dictionary and Plural Nouns Volume 1, Number 9, November 4, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com 1. What is the plural of “hoof”? 2. What is the plural of “roof”? 3. What is the plural of “louse”? 4. What is the plural of “moose”? 5. What is the plural of “goose”? 6. What is the plural of “tomato”? 7. What is the plural of “box”? 8. What is the plural of “ox”? 9. What is the plural of “deer”? 10. What is the plural of “leaf”? Copyright 1996 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills Volume 1, Number 8, October 28, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com Use a dictionary or encyclopedia to complete the following. 1. A spider is not an insect. For one thing, a spider has ____ more legs than an insect. 2. Is there really such a place as Transylvania? 3. How many bones does a human skeleton have? 4. About how many dodo birds are living today? 5. Which U.S. state extends farthest west, New York, Virginia, or West Virginia? Copyright 1996 RHL
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Reference Skills - Encyclopedia Research
Volume 1, Number 7, October 21, 1996
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Use an encyclopedia or other reference materials to answer the
following questions.
United States Presidents
1. Where was Andrew Jackson born?
How old was he when he became president?
2. The United States has had two President Johnsons. They both first
took office for the same reason. What was this common link?
3. The Environmental Protection Agency was established under
President ________________.
4. Gerald Ford served as Vice President and President of the United
States. In what year or years was he elected?
5. President Lyndon Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968.
His popularity had suffered greatly because of America's involvement in
the __________ War.
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Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Encyclopedia Research Volume 1, Number 6, October 14, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com Use an encyclopedia or other reference materials to answer the following questions. 1. Was William Shakespeare alive when Columbus made his famous voyage in 1492? 2. Are chimpanzees apes or monkeys? 3. Who was the president of the United States when World War II began? 4. Which is larger, our moon or the planet Pluto? 5. In what year did Arizona become a state? Copyright 1996 RHL
Name__________________________Date______________________ Reference Skills - Encyclopedia Research Volume 1, Number 5, October 7, 1996 Www.rhlschool.com Use an encyclopedia or other reference materials to answer the following questions. 1. Which animals tend to be larger, lions or tigers? 2. President Woodrow Wilson died a disappointed man because the United States would not ________________. 3. Who invented the telephone and in what year? 4. What language do most people in Austria speak? 5. At what temperature will gold melt? Copyright 1996 RHL
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Reference Skills-Dictionary Pronunciation
Volume 1, Number 4, September 30, 1996
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Directions: Look up the words in quotation marks and use the
pronunciation key to help answer the questions.
1. Which word rhymes with “beau”?
a. free b. you c. gray d. show
2. Which word sounds exactly like “suite”?
a. shoot b. sight c. sit d. sweet
3. Which word rhymes with “trough”?
a. through b. though c. cough d. rough
4. Which word sounds exactly like “aisle”?
a. I’ll b. ale c. ace d. ills
5. Which word starts with the same sound as “psychic”?
a. pine b. fit c. cider d. passing
6. Which word rhymes with “sigh”?
a. weigh b. fly c. wig d. shrug
7. Which word sounds exactly like “sew”?
a. sue b. so c. chew d. see
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Reference Skills-Dictionary Pronunciation
Volume 1, Number 3, September 23, 1996
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Directions: Look up the words in quotation marks and use the
pronunciation key to help answer the questions.
1. Which word rhymes with "sieve"?
a. hive b. leave c. give d. save
2. Which word sounds exactly like "quay"?
a. key b. Kay c. clay d. gray
3. Which word rhymes with "chic"?
a. pick b. speak c. like d. miss
4. Which word sounds exactly like "gnu"?
a. goo b. glue c. gun d. new
5. Which word sounds exactly like "ewe"?
a. you b. eve c. wee d. few
6. Which word rhymes with "phase"?
a. face b. haze c. chase d. jazz
7. Which word rhymes with "ache"?
a. break b. speak c. back d. catch
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Reference Skills-Dictionary Definitions
Volume 1, Number 2, September 16, 1996
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1. When you __________, it expands.
a. cut a piece of cake
b. sharpen a knife
c. blow air into a balloon
d. turn off a light
2. If someone is immortal, he _______.
a. works with cement
b. will live forever
c. eats good food
d. never takes a bath
3. A malevolent person is NOT _______.
a. good
b. bad
c. a criminal
d. a woman
4. An albacore is a kind of _______.
a. fish
b. bird
c. mammal
d. insect
5. A trilogy is made of _______ related stories.
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
6. Who would be most likely to write a prescription?
a. a policeman
b. a president
c. a gambler
d. a doctor
7. Which of these is a beverage?
a. baby powder
b. rubber
c. a hammer
d. low fat milk
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Reference Skills-Dictionary Definitions
Volume 1, Number 1, September 9, 1996
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1. Where can you find a whelk?
a. nowhere
b. in the ocean
c. on a roof
d. at a shoe store
2. When flood waters recede, the water __________.
a. rises
b. goes down
c. is cold
d. boils
3. An electromagnet works when an electric current passes through a __________.
a. river
b. glass
c. wire
d. cow
4. How many people are in a quintet?
a. They make music.
b. four
c. five
d. six
5. When you rejoice, you are NOT __________.
a. sad
b. happy
c. smart
d. aware of what happened
6. To reply is to __________.
a. try to fix a broken toy
b. dream about homework
c. read a scary book
d. give an answer
7. If you are adept at something, you do it __________.
a. for a baby
b. very well
c. poorly but with great effort
d. for free
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