Develop a Topic
Which is the narrower(more specific) topic?
(A) Weather causes people to change their plans.
(B) The threat of tornadoes will cause people to stay home.
(B) The threat of tornadoes will cause people to stay home.
You are looking up information on immigration. Which library source will NOT help you with your research?
(A) Magazine database
(B) Nonfiction videos
(C) Fiction books
(D) Reference books
(C) Fiction books
When taking notes, you should always ______________ to avoid plagairizing.
(A) copy the sentences
(B) paraphrase the sentences
(C) plaigairize the sentences
(D) read the sentences
(B) paraphrase the sentences
You found a website with information about aliens visiting from another planet. Which of the following would make you believe the website was accurate?
(A) Advertisements and celebrity endorsements
(B) Research articles and facts from NASA
(C) Research articles and advertisments
(D) Facts from NASA and celebrity endorsements
(B) Research articles and facts from NASA
If you are doing a report on astronauts working in space, which is the least important question to answer?
(A) How do they breathe in space?
(B) What color are their space suits?
(C) What if they get sick in space?
(B) What color are the space suits?
You are researching earlier school start times. Which source is the most credible?
(A) The school newspaper
(B) A study from the University of Michigan
(C) Wikipedia
(B) A study from the University of Michigan
Which is NOT a good technique for organizing information from sources.
(A) Answering guiding questions
(B) Using subheadings
(C) Using bullet notes
(D) Writing notes in paragraphs
(D) Writing notes in paragraphs
Which website will give you the best information about healthy eating?
(D) www.dietfads.com
Put these topics in order from broadest (least specific) to narrowest (most specific)
(A) wild cats
(B) animals
(C) lions
(D) mammals
(B) animals (D) mammals (A) wild cats (C) lions
You have to do a report about the recent loss of coral reefs around the world. Which source would help you find good information?
(A) A science website called Access Science
(B) An online atlas
(C) An online database called Health and Wellness
(D) A book called, Places to Explore Coral Reefs
(A) Access Science
If you do not paraphrase your notes, you must use
(A) capital letters
(B) stastistics
(C) quotation marks
(D) reference material
(C) quotation marks
You have to make a pamplet about giraffes. Which website will have the best info?
(B) www.lincoln.k12.mi.us/turner/giraffefacts
Which would not be considered a topic for an argumentative research paper?
(A) The Mississippi River
(B) Eliminating sales tax
(C) Banning cell phones in schools
(D) Term limits in Congress
(A) The Mississippi River
You need to __________________ the source to make sure it is current, accurate, and relevant.
(A) find
(B) synthesize
(C) cite
(D) evaluate
(D) evaluate
After reading three sources, you are able to _____________________ some of the similar ideas.
(A) evaluate
(B) paraphrase
(C) synthesize
(D) cite
(C) synthesize
(A) Wikipedia.com
You have chosen to do a research report on the Statue of Liberty. Put your next steps in the right order:
(A) Find sources for information
(B) Make a list of questions for research
(C) Take notes on your sources
(D) Evaluate the crediblility of your sources
(B) Make a list of questions for research (A) Find sources for information (D) Evaluate the crediblility of your sources (C) Take notes on your sources
You must ________________ the source to avoid ________________.
(A) find, losing it
(B) evaluate, synthesizing it
(C) cite, plagairizing it
(D) read, citing it
(C) cite, plagairizing it
When citing a source, what information is NOT necessary?
(A) date published
(B) author(s)
(C) name of website, publication, or book
(D) copyright information
(D) copyright information
If you copy and paste, you have to _______________ the information in your notes.
cite