New York State Elementary Test Prep- ELA 4- Grade 3 Supporting Details

An Almanac is a book that is published yearly.

An Almanac is filled with facts, figures and information on thousands of topics.

Here is a sample page from an Almanac

Contents

Top Ten Stories   19                     World in Review   678
United States Government 22        Countries           681
     The Fifty States 26                    Flags and Maps 745
      U.S. Cities       42                       Language           765
      U.S. Statistics   67                      Religion             789
       History          77                         History              798
       Flags and Maps   89               Sports                   814
Calendar    102                                         Baseball    817
Famous People 122                                Basketball 822
Awards and Prizes 145                            Soccer       831
Weather    167                                          Football     843

Notice the variety of topics included in an almanac.

An Almanac has a Table of Contents Page.

Notice the topics are not listed in
ABC order.

A page number follows each topic.

There is another way to find
information in an almanac.

Index

Awards.....45       Banks......345
Actors......78       Baseball...451
Afghanistan.112     Basketball.467
Africa.......143     Belgium....157

The index is in the back of the Almanac

An almanac also has an index in the back of the book to help you find information.

Let's Review!
Directions: Look at each Index or Contents page and choose the best answer to each question.

Index

Awards.....45       Banks......345
Actors......78       Baseball...451
Afghanistan.112     Basketball.467
Africa.......143     Belgium....157

Where would you find the index in an Almanac?
A. front of the book
B. middle of the book
C. back of the book
D. This resource
not have an index.

Index

Awards.....45       Banks......345
Actors......78       Baseball...451
Afghanistan.112     Basketball.467
Africa.......143     Belgium....157

Where would you find information on Africa?
A. page 45
B. page 112
C. page 143
D. This is not a good
resource.

Contents

Top Ten Stories   19                     World in Review   678
United States Government 22        Countries           681
     The Fifty States 26                       Flags and Maps 745
      U.S. Cities       42                           Language           765
      U.S. Statistics   67                         Religion             789
       History          77                             History              798
       Flags and Maps   89               Sports                   814
Calendar    102                                         Baseball    817
Famous People 122                                Basketball 822
Awards and Prizes 145                          Soccer       831
Weather    167                                          Football     843

Where would you find the Contents page?
A. front of the book
B. middle of the book
C. back of the book
D. This book does not
           have a contents
           page.

Where would you find information on the flags and maps of the United States?
A. page 19
B. page 89
C. 745
D. This is not a good
           resource.

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