Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Library Trivia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which types of books are made up? | Fiction |
| Which types of books have true information? | Nonfiction |
| What is an autobiography? | A book about a person’s life written by himself or herself |
| What is a biography? | A book about a person’s life written by another person |
| Is a biography fiction or nonfiction? | Nonfiction |
| What is an encyclopedia? | A collection of articles organized alphabetically by topic/subject in multiple books. |
| What is a dictionary? | An alphabetical list of words and their meanings |
| How is a dictionary organized? | ABC order |
| What is a thesaurus? | A list of words and their synonyms and antonyms |
| What is an atlas? | A book of maps |
| What is a database? | A searchable collection of information |
| What’s a graphic novel? | A book similar to a comic book, where the story is told in words and pictures |
| What is another name for chapter book? | Novel |
| Who writes the words in a book? | The author |
| Who creates the pictures in a book? | The illustrator |
| What is a publisher? | A company that prints books |
| What is the purpose of a book spine? | The side of the book that holds the pages together |
| Name four things on a book cover. | Title, author, illustrator, picture |
| Where is a book’s index located? | The back of a book |
| Where is a book’s table of contents located? | The front of the book |
| What is a glossary? | A list of important words and their meanings in the back of a book (like a mini dictionary) |
| What is a caption? | A sentence that describes a picture |
| What does a bold word tell you? | A word is important |
| What is a diagram? | A picture with labeled parts |
| What is a table of contents? | A list of chapters in a book and the page number they begin on |
| What is an index? | A list of specific topics in a book and the page number to find it |
| What is a call number? | A number that tells where a book is located on the shelf (a book's address) |
| Where do you find a book’s call number? | On the spine |
| What is the Dewey Decimal System? | The number system that organizes the nonfiction section of the library |
| How do fairytale call numbers begin? | 398.2 |
| How are fiction books organized? | ABC order by author’s last name |
| How are nonfiction books organized? | By topic or subject |
| How do nonfiction call numbers begin? | With numbers |
| In which section would I find the Harry Potter series? | Fiction |
| In which section would I find The Hungry Caterpillar? | Everybody section |
| What is the Caldecott Award? | An award given each year to the picture book with the best illustrations |
| What is the Newbery Award? | An award given to the author of the best chapter book of the year |
| What is plagiarism? | Copying someone's work and saying it is your own |
| What is a citation? | A record of a resource; it tells where information came from |
| What is a bibliography? | A list of citations |
| What does © mean? | The material is copyrighted |
| What is a library catalog? | A searchable list of library books |
| What is a folktale? | A traditional story that was told before it was written down and was meant to teach a lesson |
| What is a genre? | A category of books (mystery, fantasy, historical fiction, etc.) |
| What is fantasy? | A genre that has things that could not happen like magic or mythical creatures |
| What is a mystery? | A book that has a puzzle to solve, a detective, clues |
| What is historical fiction? | A book genre that takes place in the past and are from the author's imagination |
| What is realistic fiction? | A book genre in which the story is believable and could happen |
Created by:
deb.teigland
Popular Library Media sets