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3rd Grade Sources of Information Practice — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Prep

This 3rd Grade sources of information practice set covers the research and reference skills tested on the Iowa Assessments (ITBS). Students will practice using tables of contents, indexes, dictionaries, maps, charts, graphs, and other reference materials to locate and interpret information. The sources of information section of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills evaluates students' ability to navigate and extract useful information from various types of reference materials. These practice questions build essential research and information literacy skills that students need for academic success across all subject areas.

Total Questions: 42 Grade: 3rd Grade Iowa Level: Level 8 Ages: 8-9
Table of ContentsIndexGlossaryDictionaryMap SkillsGraphsReference Sources

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3rd Grade Smart Prep Test for IOWA/IBTS

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Table of Contents

  1. On what page does the chapter about the Moon begin? (Page 18 | Page 32 | Page 45 | Page 58)
  2. Which chapter would have information about astronauts? (Chapter 1: The Solar System | Chapter 2: The Sun | Chapter 3: The Moon | Chapter 5: Space Exploration)
  3. Which chapter would tell you about snakes? (Chapter 2: Mammals | Chapter 3: Birds | Chapter 4: Reptiles | Chapter 5: Fish)
  4. How many pages are in Chapter 3 (Birds)? (28 pages | 12 pages | 40 pages | 13 pages)
  5. Which chapter comes BEFORE (Our Country | Native Americans | Explorers | The American Revolution)
  6. If you want to learn about Christopher Columbus, which chapter should you read? (Chapter 2: Native Americans | Chapter 3: Explorers | Chapter 4: Colonial America | Chapter 5: The American Revolution)
  7. Where would you find a Table of Contents in a book? (At the end of the book | In the middle of the book | At the beginning of the book | On the back cover)
  8. What does a Table of Contents help you do? (Find definitions of words | Find topics and what page they are on | Learn the author | See pictures in the book)

Index

  1. On which pages would you find information about elephants? (Pages 22-30 | Pages 31-35 | Pages 36-39 | Pages 40-44)
  2. Information about dogs can be found on pages 3-7 and which other page? (Page 15 | Page 45 | Page 52 | Page 22)
  3. Which fruit has information on the MOST pages? (Apples | Bananas | Peaches | Grapes)
  4. Which topic appears FIRST in alphabetical order? (Civil War | American Revolution | Colonial times | Native Americans)
  5. Where would you find an Index in a book? (At the beginning of the book | In the middle of the book | At the end of the book | On the cover)
  6. How is an Index organized? (By chapter number | In alphabetical order | By page number only | By importance)
  7. What is the main purpose of an Index? (To list chapters in order | To help find specific topics quickly | To explain vocabulary words | To show pictures)
  8. How is an Index different from a Table of Contents? (An Index lists chapters; a Table of Contents lists topics | An Index is at the back and lists specific topics in ABC order | They are exactly the same | An Index has pictures)

Glossary

  1. According to the glossary, what is a carnivore? (An animal that eats only plants | An animal that eats only meat | A warm-blooded animal | The place where an animal lives)
  2. A rabbit eats only grass and vegetables. What word from the glossary describes a rabbit? (Carnivore | Predator | Herbivore | Habitat)
  3. What is a galaxy? (A large rock in space | A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust | An object made of ice | The path around the Sun)
  4. Earth takes a path around the Sun. What word describes this path? (Galaxy | Comet | Orbit | Asteroid)
  5. What is the purpose of a glossary? (To list chapter titles | To define vocabulary words used in the book | To list topics and page numbers | To show pictures)
  6. How are words in a glossary usually organized? (By chapter | In alphabetical order | By importance | By length of word)
  7. Where is a glossary usually found in a book? (At the beginning | In the middle | At the end, before the index | On the cover)
  8. A glossary is most like which other reference book? (An atlas | A dictionary | An encyclopedia | A newspaper)

Dictionary

  1. Guide words at the top of a dictionary page are (apple | bat | cake | baby)
  2. Guide words are (mountain | mouth | multiply | nature)
  3. Which word comes FIRST in the dictionary? (elephant | eagle | engine | evening)
  4. Put these words in alphabetical order: cat, car, cap, cake (cat, car, cap, cake | cake, cap, car, cat | cap, cake, car, cat | car, cat, cake, cap)
  5. What does (Adverb | Adjective | Addition | Adventure)
  6. What do guide words at the top of a dictionary page tell you? (How to pronounce words | The first and last words on that page | The definitions of words | How many words are on the page)
  7. When two words start with the same letter, how do you put them in alphabetical order? (By the number of letters | Look at the second letter | By which word you like better | Put them in any order)
  8. What information does a dictionary give you about a word? (Only how to spell it | Spelling, pronunciation, part of speech, and meaning | Only the meaning | Only how to say it)

Map Skills

  1. What does a compass rose show on a map? (How far away places are | The directions (North, South, East, West) | What the symbols mean | The title of the map)
  2. What is a map key (or legend)? (A key that unlocks the map | A list explaining what the symbols on the map mean | The title of the map | The directions)
  3. A map scale helps you figure out: (What direction to go | The real distance between places | What the colors mean | The capital cities)
  4. On a map, a blue line usually represents: (A road | A river or water | Mountains | A railroad)
  5. If you wanted to find the location of a city on a map, you would use: (The compass rose | The grid coordinates or index | The scale | The title)

Graphs

  1. A bar graph is best used to: (Show parts of a whole | Compare amounts between different groups | Show directions | Tell a story)
  2. A pie chart (circle graph) is best used to: (Compare different categories | Show change over time | Show parts of a whole (like percentages) | Show directions)
  3. A line graph is best used to: (Show parts of a whole | Show how something changes over time | Compare categories | Show locations)

Reference Sources

  1. Where would you look to find the definition of the word (Atlas | Dictionary | Newspaper | Telephone book)
  2. Where would you look to find a map of South America? (Dictionary | Cookbook | Atlas | Almanac)
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