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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is research?
When you search for information about a topic
Searching for treasure
Trying to find pictures
None of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
What website is okay for quick general research but users need to be cautious because its information can be edited?
Britannica
Facebook
Buzz Feed
Wikipedia
- 3. Multiple Choice
If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do NOT have to use a citation.
True
False
- 4. Multiple ChoiceUsing someone else's work to help you without their permission is:citationsfriendshipresearchplagiarism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA webpage that ends in '.edu' means:It's a government websiteIt's a non-profit organizationIt's a commercial site that could be used for businessIt's published by a university or college
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIt is important to evaluate a website since . . .anyone can publish a websitebecause everyone wants to do more workthe Internet has so many sitesonly professionals create websites
- 7. Multiple Choice
When evaluating a website it is important to consider who is the author or publisher, the date of publication, whether the information directly relates to your topic, and the purpose of the website.
true
false
maybe
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen looking at the reliability of a source, what question should you NOT ask yourself?Is this current?Who is the author?Is this published?Does it look nice?
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy should you use key words, phrases, and focus questions when you are researching?they help you narrow down results and find what you are looking foryou shouldn't use those
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat should you do if you want to write down exact words from a source?use fancy writingput quotation marks around the exact wordsdon't do it
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a reliable source?wikipedia.organswers.comnpr.org
- 12. Multiple Choice
What can you use from a Wikipedia article to help you when gathering information for a research paper?
The contents
The entire article
The web-page's references
The web-page's links
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT an scholarly source?PBS documentaryprofessional journala bloga university sponsored website
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why do you have to cite your sources?
You need to give credit to the original authors of the information
It is a part of MLA format
Mrs. Stein says so
All of the above
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of research is to...Give examples of different topicsExplain different ideasPersuade the readerGain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic
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