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Congratulations! You have seized the day and nearly completed your unit for this term. Complete this quiz to see how your information literacy and research skills have improved. https://www. Flickr. Com/photos/piscesromance/2438515009/
- 1.A good place to begin my research on significant Australian days would be:
- A.
Delicious
- B.
A book about Anzac Day
- C.
World Book Online
- D.
Google
- 2.Wikipedia would be a good source to:
- A.
Make notes from and then summarise in my own words
- B.
Read as background information
- C.
Cut and paste information from
- D.
Add to my bibliography
- 3.A search on the library catalogue for sorry day returns no results. Which of the following terms would be most likely to return results?
- A.
Reconciliation
- B.
Aboriginal peoples
- C.
Stolen generations
- D.
All of the above
- 4.What is the best way to access World Book Online?
- A.
Southern Portal - Library 7-12 - Online Resources - Search Engines
- B.
Google - World Book Online
- C.
Southern Portal - Library 7-12 - Online Resources - Subscription databases
- D.
Southern Portal - Library 7-12 - Student Guides
- 5.Open Internet Explorer in a new window and access World Book Online. Open the article called World War II and read the first paragraph. What do you think is the main point in this paragraph?
- A.
World War II started the nuclear age.
- B.
World War II was the most destructive of all wars.
- C.
After World War II, Europe was no longer the centre of world power.
- D.
World War II caused the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- 6.In which main section would I find information on the Gallipoli campaign?
- A.
The war on other fronts
- B.
The deadlock on the Western Front
- C.
Beginning of the war
- D.
The final stage
- 7.Open delicious on the Southern Portal. Which tag bundle would I open to find tags relating to World War 1?
- A.
Global isues
- B.
Reference
- C.
SOSE
- D.
Religion
- 8.Click on the World War 1 tag and open the BBC - History - World War 1 website. Scan the home page. In which section would I find primary sources?
- A.
The trenches - virtual tours
- B.
Descent into war
- C.
Debates
- D.
The human experience
- 9.You are reading a book called World War II and looking for information on rationing. Would you be most likely to find it in the:
- A.
Contents
- B.
Index
- C.
Glossary
- D.
Index and glossary
- 10.You have used a book called World War II by Robert Hillman. It was published by Echidna Books in Port Melbourne in 2001. The correct citation for the book is:
- A.
Hillman, Robert, 2001, World War II, Echidna Books, Port Melbourne.
- B.
World War II by Robert Hillman, 2001, Echidna Books, Port Melbourne
- C.
Hillman, Robert, World War II, 2001, Echidna Books, Port Melbourne
- D.
Hillman, Robert, 2001, World War II, Port Melbourne
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