Information Literacy - Source Evaluation Skills Post Test
This test is based on the TRAILS Information Literacy test by Kent State University Libraries.
- 1.You need to know how current the information is in a book. Where can you find the date of when the book was published?
- A.
Index
- B.
Title page
- C.
Back of title page
- D.
Book cover
- E.
Don't know.
- 2.Which sentence demonstrates the author's opinion about the topic rather than fact?
- A.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure ever made by living organisms.
- B.
People should be willing to give money to help save the Great Barrier Reef.
- C.
The Great Barrier Reef is the only living thing on earth visible from space.
- D.
The Great Barrier Reef is a popular tourist destination.
- E.
Don't know.
- 3.You located some websites on the negative effects of alcohol on teenagers. Which website below would best suit your information needs?
- A.
Www.addictionscare.com.au -- A 24-hour alcohol addiction hotline
- B.
Www.teendrugabuse.org -- Describes how alcohol affects the teen brain
- C.
Www.teenscenezeen.org -- Explains how to say "no" to alcohol at a party
- D.
Www.teendrugabusers.gov.au -- Provides help for parents with troubled teens
- E.
Don't know.
- 4.You have found several websites that you could use for your assignment on the Great Barrier Reef. Which question will not help you evaluate the sites?
- A.
Who is the author of the site?
- B.
How many people have used the site?
- C.
When was the site last updated?
- D.
Is the author an expert on the subject?
- E.
Don't know.
- 5.In order to make sure the information on a website is current, you need to find which of the following?
- A.
The date you read the information and the date the site was created.
- B.
The author of the website.
- C.
The date the website was created and the date the information was updated.
- D.
The name of the author and the date you read the information.
- E.
Don't know.
- 6.What helps you judge if a website's information is accurate?
- A.
There are spelling mistakes.
- B.
The sources of photographs and data are identified.
- C.
Common sense tells you the information is false.
- D.
Quotations are used but no source is given.
- E.
Don't know.
- 7.Dwarf minke whales visit the Reef every year in June and July. This sentence is best described as:
- A.
Opinion
- B.
Rumour
- C.
Fact
- D.
Belief
- E.
Don't know.
- 8.You are working on an assignment about the Great Barrier Reef. You come across a statistic about the size of the reef. What would be the best resource to use to verify the accuracy of this statistic?
- A.
World Book Online
- B.
A Google Search
- C.
Wikipedia
- D.
A book about coral reefs of the world.
- E.
Don't know.
- 9.Which term means lack of bias or judgement?
- A.
Accuracy
- B.
Authority
- C.
Objectivity
- D.
Currency
- E.
Don't know.
- 10.Which would have the most reliable information?
- A.
.gov
- B.
.com
- C.
.org
- D.
.net
- E.
Don't know.
- 11.What does .com represent?
- A.
Community
- B.
Communism
- C.
Communion
- D.
Commercial
- E.
Don't know.
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