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Review of library terms

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Literature is generally divided into two main categories. The category for books that are not true is _______________.   Fiction  
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The main category for books that are true and are assigned a Dewey number is ____________.   Nonfiction  
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What word or words do you think of when you think of an almanac?   Facts and Statistics  
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What information can be found in a dictionary?   Spelling, definitions, plurals, capitalization, part of speech  
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What will be found in an atlas?   Maps  
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An encyclopedia offers ___________ information about a topic.   General  
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Who designed the Dewey Decimal System?   Melville Dewey  
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What is the word for the types of literature?   Genres  
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What do we call a book that is written about someone but written by someone else?   Biography  
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An ________ contains an alphabetical listing of topics and the page nubmers. It is found in the back of the book.   Index  
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A _________ __ _____________ is found in the front of the book. Its order is according to the order of the book.   Table of Contents  
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A _______________ has explanations or definitions of different or unfamiliar terms used in a book.   Glossary  
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An _________________ is a book that is about the person who wrote the book.   Autobiography  
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