Advanced Google Session Quiz
Test what you've learned about using Google to search Smarter - Better - Faster.
- 1.
Which option will improve your chances of finding useful material on Google? (More than one answer)
- A.
Plan your search
- B.
Just look at the first result
- C.
Search for synonyms
- D.
Type in your assignment question, exactly as it appears on the handout
Correct Answer(s)
A. Plan your search
C. Search for synonyms -
- 2.
If I want to find a definition for "semiotics" on Google, I should type
- A.
Define: semiotics
- B.
Define = semiotics
- C.
Definition: semiotics
- D.
Define*semiotics
Correct Answer
A. Define: semiotics -
- 3.
What is the problem with searching for articles on Google Scholar? (You can select more than one response)
- A.
Google Scholar won’t find nearly all of the articles to which the library has access
- B.
Google Scholar is in BETA or ‘testing mode’
- C.
Google Scholar is sometimes slow on my computer
- D.
There are no problems with searching for articles on Google Scholar
Correct Answer(s)
A. Google Scholar won’t find nearly all of the articles to which the library has access
B. Google Scholar is in BETA or ‘testing mode’ -
- 4.
Google is a good source for…
- A.
Books
- B.
Facebook
- C.
Journal articles
- D.
Community and government reports which you may not find in the Library catalogue
Correct Answer
D. Community and government reports which you may not find in the Library catalogue -
- 5.
What searches the Internet to find websites which are indexed in Google?
- A.
Librarians
- B.
Spider or web crawler
- C.
Google monster
- D.
Information Technology staff who work for Google
Correct Answer
B. Spider or web crawler -
- 6.
Select words which would work well as phrase (more than one answer)
- A.
“television”
- B.
“public relations”
- C.
“bill gates”
- D.
“media violence kids”
Correct Answer(s)
B. “public relations”
C. “bill gates” -
- 7.
How would you search for material on the French Revolution, between the years 1790-1794?
- A.
French revolution 1790-1794
- B.
French revolution (1790-1794)
- C.
French revolution 1790..1794
- D.
French revolution 1790*1794
Correct Answer
C. French revolution 1790..1794 -
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