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Ninth grade review of research
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How is an encyclopedia like an Internet search engine?
They can both point you to additional sources andtexts
They both contain information that hasn't been fact-checked
They both feature music and video
They are both poor sources of reliable information
2
What should you do before you incorporate Internet sources into a research paper?
Ask your friends to recommend their favorite sites
Don't use the Internet in a research paper
Check with teacher to make sure your sources are appropriate
Look only at the most popular websites
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TRUE OR FALSE: If a website has a lot of advertisements on it, it might be less reliable.
TRUE
FALSE
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How does information on an academic website differ from information on a personal website?
Info on academic websites contains links to other resources
Information on academic websites is always true
Information on academic websites never containsopinions
Information on academic websites has been fact-checked more
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What do fact-checking and cross-checking have in common?
Neither requires the use of more than one source
Neither is necessary when you're writing a researchpaper
Both can be used to determine the accuracy of information
Both use statistics to prove the accuracyof information
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Which of the following should you AVOID using for research?
An encyclopedia
A personal website
An interview
A nonfiction book
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TRUE OR FALSE: Since collaborative websites can be edited by many people, they are reliable.
FALSE
TRUE
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What is research?
investigating information
writing a paper
going on the internet
reading a book
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TRUE OR FALSE: If you are writing a research paper, you only need one source for all your info.
FALSE
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE: Collaborative websites such as wikis can be edited and changed by many people.
FALSE
TRUE
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What can you infer from the presence of link rot on a website?
The site's publisher must have sold the site
The site's publisher did a poor job designing the site
The site's publisher has done a poor job maintainingthe site
Very little of the information on the site is accurate
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Which of the following is a clear sign of an untrustworthy online source?
Lots of text with very few graphics
Grammatical mistakes
A plain-looking logo
Links to other sources
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TRUE OR FALSE: If a website does not have a clear author stated, it is less reliable.
FALSE
TRUE
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TRUE OF FALSE: You can use a photograph as a source for a research paper.
FALSE
TRUE
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"Not all information on the Internet has been authenticated." What does"authenticated" mean?
Approved by your teacher
Spell-checked
Published in a book
Checked for accuracy
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Which of the following is an example of a primary source from World War II?
A collection of pictures taken by soldiers duringWW II
Oral report about WW II that has quotes by famous generals
A book about WW II written in 1985
A movie about WW II that is extremelyrealistic
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You do not want a source to be biased. What does the word biased mean?
Emotional and convincing
Grammatically correct
Informative and fair
opinionated and persuading
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Which of the following is a periodical?
a fiction book
an encyclopedia
a magazine
a website
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TRUE OR FALSE: A good place to go for all your research needs is the library website.
TRUE
FALSE
