Dewey Decimal Game

1.When speaking of libraries, The letters DDC stand for:

a. Dewey Decimal Classification b. Dewey’s Carry-out Doughnuts c. Dictionary of Dewey Catalogs d. None of the above

A. Dewey Decimal Classification

2.How many main classes are there in the DDC?

a. 10 b. 50 c. 5550 d. 100

A.

4.The DDC is used by most libraries for

a.All fictionb.Reference books

onlyc.Mysteries onlyd.All non fiction

d. All nonfiction

5.Which of the following books would be considered non-fiction?

a.Lightfoot the Elephantb.The First Light Bulbc.A Light in the Atticd.Lighten Up, Louise

b. The First Light Bulb

6.What kind of book cannot bechecked out of the library?

a.Reference bookb.Very old booksc.Science booksd.History books

a. Reference books

7.Books on cooking would fall under:

a.The artsb.Sciencec.Technologyd.None of the above

c. Technology

8.Books on sports are in thesame class as :

a.Magicb.Sculpturec.Photographyd.All of the above

d. All of the above

9.Books on the German languagewould be found in:

a.Technologyb.The artsc.Geography and historyd.None of the above

d.None of the above. It wouldbe found in the 400’s withlanguages.

10. Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the AtticA Light in the Atticwould be found in:

a.Literatureb.Technologyc.General worksd.The Arts

a. Literature

11.A book about pets would be found in what group?

A.500s ScienceB.700s Arts and RecreationC.900s History and GeographyD.600s Technology

Hint: Pets help us and make our lives easier

600s

12.If I wanted to read a story about Noah and the Ark, where would I look?

A.000s General WorksB.100s PhilosophyC.200s ReligionD.300s Social Science

200s Religion

13. I want to read a Fairy Tale about Cinderella. Where will I look?

• A. 200s Religion

• B. 300s Social Science and Folklore

• C. 800s Literature

• D. 900s History

300s Social Scienceand Folklore

14.I have to write a history reportabout Sacagewea. Where will I findinformation?

A.BiographyB.700s Arts and RecreationC.800s LiteratureD.500s Science

B BIOGRAPHIES

15.I have a science project due.Where should I look for ideas?

A.600s Technical ScienceB.500s Natural ScienceC.700s Arts and RecreationD.900s History and Geography

500s Natural Science OR600s Technical Science

Do You Know Dewey?

• Of course you do.

• And if you have trouble remembering, just

look at the chart in the library.

Happy library hunting!