TCAP Research, Media, and Communication

Question 1

Which group member is most responsible for taking notes?

Accepted Answer

recorder

Question 2

You never knew your grandfather, but you want to write about his time in WW I. Which is best?

Accepted Answer

the journal he kept during WWI

Question 3

Which source with an article about the snow leopard provides the most up-to-date info?

Accepted Answer

an article from today's national chain newspaper

Question 4

You wrote a report on world religions. Which will you not include in oral presentation?

Accepted Answer

text page with definitions of important terms

Question 5

Choose the best source to support Amanda's research on ostrich farms.

Accepted Answer

a magazine article by an ostrich farmer

Question 6

What is best source for info on cuneiform, an ancient method of writing of the Sumerian people?

Accepted Answer

encyclopedia on CD

Question 7

What would be an appropriate caption for a company selling nuts?

Accepted Answer

You don't have to be a squirrel to love our nuts.

Question 8

Which is not useful for an oral presentation on China?

Accepted Answer

dictionary

Question 9

You're creating an invention for science. Which is the best to find ideas on inventions?

Accepted Answer

Scientific American magazine

Question 10

Which is most helpful in dramatizing a scene from The Expedition of Lewis & Clark?

Accepted Answer

journals of Lewis and Clark

Question 11

Which is most likely to focus on the negative aspects of Hilary Clinton's life?

Accepted Answer

tabloid

Question 12

Which is least helpful in learning how DNA evidence is used in criminal cases today?

Accepted Answer

chapter on human genetics in science textbook

Question 13

Which chapter would most likely include facts about Canada?

Accepted Answer

Tundras of North America

Question 14

Choose the most focused research topic

Accepted Answer

Who are the most famous left-handed athletes?

Question 15

To gather info on a certain topic, you may need to look in an atlas. What is an atlas?

Accepted Answer

shows maps of populations and products

Question 16

If you are writing an essay on the life William Shakespeare, which is not a good resource?

Accepted Answer

collection of writings

Question 17

The internet is not usually used to present which of the following?

Accepted Answer

handwritten material

Question 18

Drew is working on a group project for science. How can he best help his group finish on time?

Accepted Answer

divide up remaining work among students

Question 19

What can you determine from this graph?

Accepted Answer

Most common activity among this group is talking on phone.

Question 20

You're writing an argumentative paper on handguns. How can you make it more convincing?

Accepted Answer

quote the views of people who are authorities on the subject

Question 21

Which is least helpful in gathering information for reserach on current events?

Accepted Answer

encyclopedia

Question 22

Which source would be least helpful in a report about constructing & interpreting weather maps?

Accepted Answer

history of US Geological Survey, which makes maps

Question 23

Urban is to rural as omit is to

Accepted Answer

include

Question 24

Which is usually found at the beginning of a book to identfy pages on which each ch. begins?

Accepted Answer

table of contents

Question 25

If you want to find teh countries that border Russia, your best source would be

Accepted Answer

atlas

Question 26

Which resourse are you least likely to use to reserach the life of author William Faulkner?

Accepted Answer

World Atlas

Question 27

Which statement is a fact?

Accepted Answer

President Bush must feel his popularity is up & down.

Question 28

Your topic is bird flu. Which is most important to interpret for your sources?

Accepted Answer

author

Question 29

Where is the best source of information for a research paper on Malcom X?

Accepted Answer

reference books

Question 30

What is an effective way to engage one's audience for a speech?

Accepted Answer

adjust your speaking rate

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