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LIB 100 Week 3 In-class Game
Test Description: How much do you know about search techniques when doing library research?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why is it important to use good search terms when doing research?
A
The more words, the better your search results will be.
B
Eventually, it will help you become rich!
C
It doesn’t matter what words you use, databases can figure it out.
D
Library databases need descriptive words.
2) Alternate phrasing is a search strategy. What is this for?
A
You make up words that sound like they describe your topic.
B
Use “dependency” instead of “addiction.”
C
Instead of asking for a date to a movie, switch to bowling.
D
Using slang words.
3) Which Boolean operator combines search concepts?
A
WITH
B
AND
C
NEAR
D
NOT
4) If you want to get more results, which search to use?
A
Women community college athletes AND California AND GPA
B
College athletes OR grade point averages
C
College athletes AND grade point averages
D
Women community college athletes AND California
5) Define the search technique of truncation.
A
Abbreviates all words to save time.
B
Uses a symbol to substitute for a letter in a search: teen!
C
Understands typographical errors in search terms.
D
Search focuses on tree trunks.
6) Why might you want to use truncation?
A
Library databases don’t support truncation.
B
Librarians will like you and give you chocolate.
C
educat* gets results for educate, education, educators, educational
D
Classmates will be impressed when you say, Truncation.
7) Wildcard search technique is when…
A
Losing in a video game even though you are not a loser.
B
Betting on professional sports or your teacher giving you a good grade.
C
A symbol is used within a word.
D
Playing poker with friends or online.
8) Give an example of a wildcard search.
A
Women OR accountants
B
Wom?n retrieves results for woman and women
C
“How about a movie tonight?”
D
Women AND accountants
9) Can you define Proximity searching?
A
Browses all words that look like your search terms.
B
Finds nearby Wi-Fi networks to use.
C
Searches for exact phrases of words.
D
Finds words occurring within specified number of words.
10) Give an example of Proximity searching.
A
tax f5 reform tax found up to 5 words away from reform
B
tax w8 reform tax found up to 8 words apart from reform
C
tax nt3 reform tax found next to reform by 3 words
D
tax ss reform sentences start with tax or reform
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