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1) John is researching The Louisiana Purchase, which took place in 1803, for history. Of the following, which ways of collecting data is going to be most beneficial for John??
A
Books and questionnaires
B
Surveys and interviews
C
Reference books and the internet
D
Reference books and questionnaires
2) Of the following situations, which would you most likely conduct an interview to aid in your research ?
A
A persuasive essay about dress code
B
A news report about the new city mayor being elected
C
A science report about physical properties
D
A history paper about World War II
3) How do you list the sources you used in your works cited page?
A
in the order you mentioned them in your paper
B
you only need a work cited if you are writing an essay
C
by the type of source
D
in alphabetical order
4) Grace is researching the underground railroad for history. She found some interesting facts on a site she’s never seen before, www.factzabouttheundergroundrailroad.com. Since she’s never heard some of these facts before, and it’s on a site she’s neve
A
Grace should use the facts anyways, but make sure she remembers to cite her source.
B
Grace should ask her history teacher what to do since it is an assignment for history class.
C
Grace should pretend she found the facts on a more reliable source and use them.
D
Grace should see if she can find the facts in any other books or websites.
5) If an outline of an essay and the sources in the work cited were all about infants and safety, it would be safe to assume the essay will be about-
A
The various measures one should take when caring for a baby
B
Why car seats and seat belts are important.
C
Infants and their developmental milestones.
D
Healthy eating and dieting to live a safe lifestyle
6) Tommy is writing his history paper over the history of China. What might be the biggest problem with this topic?
A
If he wants to conduct an interview he will have a hard time since he does not live in China.
B
He will have a difficult time finding books and websites about the history of China because the language barrier.
C
It is a very broad topic which means it will be harder to organize. He should make his topic more specific.
D
Since China is so far away from the United States, he will have a hard time finding books about China.
7) Periodicals are publications that are issued on a regular basis, and are also called
A
field research
B
journals
C
index and catalogs
D
reference materials
8) Jaycee wrote a book about her experience in New York when the Twin Towers fell in 2001. This book would best be considered a-
A
Primary Source
B
Historical Source
C
Valid Source
D
Secondary Source
9) Almanacs, dictionaries, atlases, and encyclopedias are examples of
A
Approved Databases
B
Plagiarism
C
Reference Materials
D
Digital Media
10) The movie, The Diary of Anne Frank, is an example of
A
A primary source
B
A valid and reliable source
C
A secondary source
D
A reference material
11) Search Limiters are also known as -
A
Unreliable resources
B
Databases
C
Primary information
D
Key words
12) All of the following are true statements EXCEPT-
A
A work cited page can also be known as a bibliography
B
You cannot take someone else's work and claim it as your own, but if you take their ideas it is not considered plagiarism.
C
The url of a webpage should match the content of the site.
D
All of your sources in your work cited page should have a hanging indent and be in alphabetical order.
13) All of the following are approved data bases EXCEPT-
A
Reference Site Management
B
Gale Database
C
Encyclopedia Britannica
D
Easybib
14) Which of the following elements belongs in a research paper?
A
Thesis statement
B
Character dialogue
C
Lead
D
Rising action
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