Which of the following is NOT an acceptable source?
A. Primary sources
B. Scholarly sources
C. Government agencies
D. Fashion magazines
D. Fashion magazines
100
Interpreting information can help prevent which of the following?
A. Plagiarism
B. Patent infringement
C. Too many resources being cited in the bibliography
D. Lack of primary sources
A. Plagiarism
100
Which of the following is the most important step in the research process?
A. Developing a topic
B. Obtaining background information
C. Citing sources
D. Evaluating information found
C. Citing sources
100
The three citation styles are:
A. AP, MLA, APA
B. AP, Chicago, APA
C. MLA, Chicago, AP
D. APA, MLA, Chicago
E. APP, APA, Chicago
D. APA, MLA, Chicago
200
Which of the following is NOT used to locate book sources?
A. Library catalog
B. Library
C. Database
D. Online journal
Online journal
200
Which of the following is NOT a method of obtaining primary sources?
A. Observational study
B. Experimental research
C. Scholarly journal
D. Normative survey research
C. Scholarly journal
200
Which of the following is NOT a question asked to help interpret information?
A. Is there a theme?
B. How might someone else interpret the information?
C. Does the information support my opinion?
D. Why might some of the information be considered contradictory?
C. Does the information support my opinion?
200
Which of the following is a list of sources used to create the final product?
A. Observational study
B. Citation legend
C. Bibliography
D. Copyright
C. Bibliography
200
After Meghan has completed her research, she composes her paper discussing
the most influential leaders. In her paper, she uses a quote from Franklin D.
Roosevelt found in one of her books. ____________ her sources is the most
important step of the research process.
A. Reading
B. Citing
C. Copying
D. Writing
E. Evaluating
B. Citing
300
Which of the following identifies where a book can be found in a library?
A. Library call number
B. Alphabetical order
C. Database ID number
D. Index number
Library call number
300
A customer satisfaction survey is an example of which of the following?
A. Observational study
B. Experimental research
C. Scholarly journal
D. Normative survey research
D. Normative survey research
300
Information repeated by more than one source is which of the following?
A. Least important
B. Most important
C. Unusable
D. Plagiarized
B. Most important
300
Which of the following styles of citations is used in the following citation?
Brody, J.E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New
York Times, p. A13
A. APA
B. MLA
C. Chicago
D. ASA
A. APA
300
The __________ process is used to explore and find new or more information about a certain topic.
A. Research
B. Writing
C. Communication
D. Evaluation
E. Learning
A. Research
400
Websites ending in .edu indicate which of the following?
What is an educational institution
400
Which of the following require the researcher to observe and statistically analyze
a specific phenomenon?
A. Observational studies
B. Experimental research projects
C. Scholarly journals
D. Normative survey research projects
A. Observational studies
400
Which of the following must be done if too much information is found?
A. Conduct an observational study
B. Gather more information
C. Determine the most valid, reliable and relevant information
D. Develop a different research topic
C. Determine the most valid, reliable and relevant information
400
Which of the following styles of citations is used in the following citation?
Shotton, M. A. Computer Addiction? A Study of Computer Dependency.
London: Taylor and Francis, 1989.
A. APA
B. MLA
C. Chicago
D. ASA
C. Chicago
400
___________ information allows for any last minute adjustments to the main
concepts or ideas.
A. Reading
B. Citing
C. Writing
D. Evaluating
E. Copying
D. Evaluating
500
Which of the following is defined as using the ideas or words of another without properly crediting the source?
What is Plagiarism?
500
Which of the following is a summary of an article in a scholarly journal?
A. Abstract
B. Patent
C. Outline
D. Report
A. Abstract
500
Which of the following is the act of making sense of the research found?
A. Primary source analytics
B. Summarizing sources
C. Secondary source analytics
D. Interpreting information
D. Interpreting information
500
Interpreting information can help prevent which of the following?
Brody, Julie. “Mental Reserves Keep Brain Agile.” The New York Times,
December 11, 2007: A13. Print.
A. APA
B. MLA
C. Chicago
D. ASA
MLA
500
__________ are a series of media files which are released as episodes and can
be downloaded digitally.
A. Electronic media
B. Journals
C. Podcasts
D. Websites
E. Articles