Reference skills in English grammar for competitive exams. English notes for KARTET and GPSTR exam. Notes on encyclopaedia, thesaurus, atlas and dictionary.
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reference skills in English:
Task 1 : Your school library has many reference materials. They will provide you enough information on what you want to get. They are:
1. Encyclopaedia : It gives you basic information on every subject. The information is placed in alphabetical order.
2. Dictionary : It helps you to know the meanings, spellings, pronunciation and variations of words.
3. Thesaurus : It is a book of synonyms. It has list of words and phrases which are grouped according to their meaning.
4. Atlas : It is a book of maps. You can find a particular place in the world.
Task 2 : Which reference material would you refer to?
1. Information on nuclear weapons.
Ans: encyclopaedia
2. Pronunciation of the word, “exemplification.”
Ans: dictionary
3. Synonym of the word, “natural.”
Ans: thesaurus
4. The place where the first nuclear bombs exploded.
Ans: encyclopaedia
5. Variations of the word “inspire.”
Ans: dictionary
6. To know the spelling of the word, “approximately.”
Ans: dictionary
7. To collect the information about the things that scientists need for their research.
Ans: encyclopaedia
8. To find out the phrase that means, “to continue.”
Ans: dictionary
Reference skills in English
Task 3: To which source of information will you refer to know the following. Choose the appropriate answer.
1. Pronunciation of a word ……………
(grammar book, atlas, dictionary, newspaper)
Ans: dictionary
2. The place where first nuclear bombs exploded ………….
(encyclopaedia, dictionary, manual, thesaurus)
Ans: encyclopaedia
3. To assemble the TV you recently bought.
(atlas, TV manual, newspaper, dictionary)
Ans: TV manual
4. Details about the rivers of a country ……………..
(newspaper, manual, grammar book, atlas)
Ans: atlas
5. To know who won world cup match which was played the previous day.
(atlas, encyclopaedia, newspaper, thesaurus)
Ans: newspaper
6. Variations of the word “Compose‟
(newspaper, encyclopaedia, dictionary, atlas)
Ans: dictionary
7. To know the spelling of the word “encyclopaedia”.
(newspaper, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas)
Ans: dictionary
8. Synonym of the word „Prosper‟.
(manual, dictionary, thesaurus, newspaper)
Ans: thesaurus
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