How To Search The Internet Effectively Using Search Engines-pre/Posttest
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This will test my students knowledge of how to use a search engine before beginning the instructional module and after the completion of the module.
- 1.What is a search engine?
- A.
A tool for searching the entire Internet.
- B.
A tool to find information on your computer.
- C.
A fast browser.
- D.
A tool for searching a specific website.
- 2.Boolean term ________ searches for all the key terms included in your search string.
- 3.When searching the Internet, you can exclude words from the search terms. How do you do this?
- A.
You can exclude a word from your search by putting a minus sign ("-") immediately behind the term you want to exclude
- B.
You can exclude a word from your search by putting a minus sign ("-") anywhere in the search string.
- C.
You can exclude a word from your search by not typing it in the search string.
- D.
You can exclude a word from your search by putting a minus sign ("-") immediately in front of the term you want to exclude.
- 4.Boolean term ________ searches for all the terms included in your search string.
- 5.Which of these is the correct way to search for a phrase?
- A.
How do I use a search engine?
- B.
“How do I use a search engine?”
- C.
How do I, “Use a search engine?"
- D.
Search engines, "How do I use one?"
- 6.When searching the Internet, you can add words to the search terms. How do you do this?
- A.
You can add a word from your search by putting a plus sign ("+") immediately in front of the term you want to include
- B.
You can add a word from your search by capitalizing it in the search string.
- C.
You can add a word from your search by putting a plus sign ("+") anywhere in the search string.
- D.
You can add a word from your search by putting a plus sign ("+") immediately behind the term you want to include
- 7.Within Google, you can search specific sites. These include education, countries, government etcetera. Which format would you use to search for finding government sites for silly laws?
- A.
Silly laws .gov
- B.
Silly government laws
- C.
Silly laws site gov
- D.
Silly laws site:gov
- 8.When you search the internet, it is possible to get tens of thousands of results. You should think about refining your search after looking through _____ to _____ sites.
- 9.You have a research paper on George Washington. Create a search string to find an official biography from the US Government.
- 10.What is the boolean phrase for finding the current time in Atlanta?
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