Grade 6 Information Literacy Evaluation
Please answer these questions to the best of your ability.
- 1.You need to find out the longitude and latitude of Sydny, Australia. Which reference source do you use?
- A.
Almanac
- B.
Atlas
- C.
Dictionary
- D.
Encyclopedia
- 2.You need to locate a book in your school library about the Civil War for a report. Which library resource would be the most helpful?
- A.
The library OPAC (Online Card Catalog)
- B.
Google
- C.
Encyclopedia Database
- 3.Your school library uses the Dewey Decimal system to organize nonfiction books. How are the nonfiction books arranged on the shelves?
- A.
Alphabetical order by title
- B.
Numerical order by Dewey Decimal number
- C.
Numerical order by the year of publication
- 4.You need to find a book about ancient Rome. What kind of search should you do in the library online catalog?
- A.
Title search for Ancient Rome
- B.
Author search for Ancient Rome
- C.
Subject search for Ancient Rome
- 5.Everyone in your science class has to create an informational pamphlet on animals. Your topic is giraffes. Select the website below that has the most authority on giraffes.
- A.
Www.ourgiraffes.org A site created by scientists studying mammals
- B.
Www.lincoln.k12.mi.us/turner A site about zoo animals created by Mr. Turner’s sixth graders
- C.
Www.visitsandiegozoo.org A site created by supporters of the San Diego Zoo
- D.
Www.safaripictures.com A site created by a tourist visiting Africa on safari
- 6.These are 4 fiction books that can be found in your library. Select the correct order in which these books would be found on the library shelves.
- A.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, Dreamland by Sarah Dessen, The Alchemist by Michael Scott, Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
- B.
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling, The Alchemist by Michael Scott, Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
- C.
Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, The Alchemist by Michael Scott, , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling,Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
- D.
The Alchemist by Michael Scott, Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling, Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
- 7.Which of the following is NOT a reason for citing your information sources (Works Cited).
- A.
Citing gives credit to the author or the first person of the idea.
- B.
Citing shows that you have researched the idea.
- C.
Citing allows another person to identify the complete work that you used.
- D.
Citing tells the reader where to purchase the complete work that you used.
- 8.Your teacher wants you to write a report about a natural disaster. Choose the correct order of the steps from the choices below. A. Make a list of questions about your topic that you would like to learn. B. Decide upon a natural disaster topic. C. Find information about your topic. D. List what you already know about your topic.
- A.
A, B, C, D
- B.
B, D, A, C
- C.
D, A, C, B
- D.
B, A, C, D
- 9.You are unsure of how to check out materials in the school library. Which source would not provide information explaining the library’s checkout procedures?
- A.
Read the school newsletter
- B.
Read a pamphlet describing the library’s rules and procedures
- C.
Ask the librarian
- D.
Read the information signs at the checkout desk
- 10.You are using recipes from this book in your report. You must include it in your bibliography. Given this title page who would be the book&rsquos publisher?
- A.
Fiesta!
- B.
Fiesta! Cooking Up a Mexican Party
- C.
Cooking Press, Inc.
- D.
Juan Pablomesa
- 11.A list of names, places and subjects included in a book or series of books (such as an encyclopedia), which are listed in alphabetical order and which gives the pages and volumes on which each item is listed is called:
- A.
Contents
- B.
Appendix
- C.
Index
- 12.A group of World Wide Web pages usually containing links to each other and made available online by an individual, company, or organization is called a:
- A.
Wiki
- B.
Website
- C.
Blog
- 13.A website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer is called a:
- A.
Wiki
- B.
Website
- C.
Blog
- 14.A website that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, or corrections is called a:
- A.
Wiki
- B.
Website
- C.
Blog
- 15.You are working on a research project about gerbils. What tool would you use to narrow down your search so that you do not get results about hamsters, guinea pigs or other rodents?
- A.
SmashMash
- B.
Google
- C.
Advanced Search
- 16.What is the name of the search technique which uses the terms, "and", "or" OR "not" to narrow down a topic during an online search?
- A.
Google
- B.
Boolean
- C.
OPAC
- 17.When evaluating a website for research purposes, what are things that you should be looking for?
- A.
Authority
- B.
Currency
- C.
Purpose
- D.
All of the above
- 18.The words at the top of the page of a dictionary or encyclopedia, which tell the first and last entry on a page are called:
- A.
Guide words
- B.
Alphabetical Order
- C.
Limiters
- 19.A magazine and a professional journal are the same thing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.What is plagiarism?
- A.
Copying another's words without giving them credit in your Works Cited
- B.
Copying and pasting information from a website without paraphrasing
- C.
Changing a few words, but keeping the same sentence structure
- D.
All of the above
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