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a)  What information is most likely to be found on a globe of the world?

• • Populations of major cities

  • Names of the oceans

  • A detailed map of New Zealand

  • Photographs of other lands

  • Main roads and railways

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b)  Where would you look to find out what day of the week Waitangi Day is going to be?

• • An encyclopaedia of New Zealand

  • A general encyclopaedia

  • A year book

  • A directory of holiday places

  • A New Zealand calendar

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c)  To find a word with a meaning similar to a particular word, where would you look?

• • A dictionary appendix 

  • A bibliography 

  • A thesaurus

  • A glossary

  • An alphabetically-arranged spelling list

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d)  Which of these would have the most information about the flags of different countries?

• • An encyclopaedia

  • An atlas of New Zealand

  • A thesaurus

  • A dictionary

  • A book about signalling with a flag

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e)  Your local Lions Club are holding a fair this weekend and you want to find out what time it is on and where it is being held. Where could you go first for this information?

• • The phone book

  • Your sister

  • The Yellow Pages of the phone book

  •  This week's local newspaper

  • The library

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f)  You need to find a supplier of magnetic materials because your class is creating fridge magnets. Where would you be most likely to find names and contact details of suppliers?

• • The White Pages of the phone book

  • The newspaper

  •  The Yellow Pages of the phone book

  • A friend

  • Junk mail

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g)  For Social Studies, you need to find out how to contact emergency services if there ever was a civil emergency. Where would you go to find this information?

• • A dictionary

  • The local noticeboard

  • The airport

  • The pages at the front of the White Pages phone book 

  • The newspaper

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h)  When reading a non-fiction book, you want to find the meaning of a word that is related to the topic and used a lot in the book. What would you look for first?

• • The book's content page

  • The book's glossary 

  • The book's cover

  • The book's chapter headings 

  • The book's index