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4th grade level quiz on research skills including internet searching, Boolean, plagiarism, copyright and more!
- 1.A Boolean search uses the words
- A.
And, or, not
- B.
Always, sometimes, never
- C.
Except, if.....then
- D.
Cool, rad, awesome
- 2.Before using information, you should check to see if it is
- A.
Up-to-date, accurate, a fact, or an opinion.
- B.
Funny and makes you laugh.
- C.
Available on videotape
- D.
Written in Spanish.
- 3.Before doing research, you should
- A.
Understand your assignment.
- B.
Decide what you already know and what you still need to find out.
- C.
Have an idea of what the end assignment should look like.
- D.
All of the above.
- 4.When using information from a website for a school project, the best question to ask yourself is
- A.
Can I order products from this site?
- B.
Are these pictures, graphs, and charts colorful enough?
- C.
Is this site cool?
- D.
Who is the author of this information and is it accurate?
- 5.When doing a Boolean search on the internet, using the word AND
- A.
Narrows your search.
- B.
Confuses the computer.
- C.
Allows you to exclude a word you are searching for.
- D.
All of the above.
- 6.When doing a Boolean search on the internet, using the word OR
- A.
Gives you more specific information about the words you search for.
- B.
Confuses the computer.
- C.
Gives you information about all of your search terms.
- D.
Earns you a piece of pizza.
- 7.When using information from a website for a research project
- A.
You must pay to use the information.
- B.
You may use the text word-for-word and say that you wrote it.
- C.
You must cite your source and give credit to the author.
- D.
You must have the author write your paper for you.
- 8.When doing a Boolean search on the internet, using the word NOT
- A.
Narrows your search and eliminates a term or idea.
- B.
Finds only pictures.
- C.
Takes you to a new search engine.
- D.
All of the above.
- 9.Plagiarism is stealing someone else's work.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What makes a source of information a good source of information?
- A.
It is current (up-to-date).
- B.
It is accurate (true).
- C.
It relates to the topic.
- D.
All of the above.
- 11.Copyright provides ownership over a piece of written, audio, video, or artistic work to the creator.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Another word for a website's URL is
- A.
Place in the library
- B.
Mascot
- C.
Publisher
- D.
Address
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