Which of the following statements is biased?

John Wilkes Booth was a liar and a coward.

Which of the following is most likely to provide balanced information?

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Which of the following is a characteristic of a secondary source?

Interpretation of another’s work

What should be your next step?

Verify that the attorney works for Earthjustice.

Is it ethical for you to use the ideas of another person in a research paper?

Yes, but only if you give them credit.

Which of the following is the best criterion to use when evaluating a website?

Website is published by government or university.

Which of the following makes you most cautious about the credibility of this source?

Bias in the sponsoring organization

Which subtopic would not support this broad topic?

Using fertilizers to grow greener yards

Of the topic questions below, which question would best address the assignment?

How did inventor influence other inventions & society?

Which of the following is a primary source?

Video of survivor account of the event

You’re to create a website for class. What source should you use to get good graphics to add?

graphic online with free-use or CreativeCommons license

Which of the following search phrases would give you the best results?

Symbolism and Bruegel and Harvesters

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1
Which of the following statements is biased?
John Wilkes Booth was opposed to the abolition of slavery
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
John Wilkes Booth was a liar and a coward.
John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor.
2
You need info on event that took place two days ago. Where are you most likely to find info?
a reference book
a magazine article
an academic journal
a newspaper article
3
Which of the following is most likely to provide balanced information?
Sony's Web site
Free the Planet!
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Economic Development Board
4
Which of the following statements is generally true about a search engine like Google?
It searches using subject headings.
It searches all of the documents on the World Wide Web.
It searches free resources.
It searches most research databases.
5
Which of the following is a characteristic of a secondary source?
Report of scientific research results
A speech made by the president
A first-hand account like a letter
Interpretation of another’s work
6
What should be your next step?
Forget the quote and look for something else to say.
Discuss the appropriateness of quote with your group.
Verify that the attorney works for Earthjustice.
Use quote in project because it supports group's argument.
7
Is it ethical for you to use the ideas of another person in a research paper?
Yes, but only if you ask their permission.
Yes, but only if you do not use their exact words.
Yes, but only if you give them credit.
Yes, but only if you use their exact words.
8
Which of the following is the best criterion to use when evaluating a website?
The website is listed at the top of a Google search.
The website is cited by Wikipedia.
Website is published by government or university.
The website is recommended by my friends.
9
Which of the following makes you most cautious about the credibility of this source?
Misspellings in the articles
Identity of the author
Photographs and graphs in the articles
Bias in the sponsoring organization
10
Which subtopic would not support this broad topic?
Reducing water usage
Purchasing energy efficient products
Using fertilizers to grow greener yards
Recycling materials
11
Of the topic questions below, which question would best address the assignment?
How did inventor influence other inventions & society?
When and where did the inventor live?
Where did the inventor get an education?
What was the inventor’s most famous invention?
12
What do you need to consider to decide if a source is reliable?
All of the answers
What experience does the author of the article have?
Who publishes the periodical?
How current is the periodical?
13
Which of the following is a primary source?
Newspaper article on the search and rescue efforts
Emergency preparedness guide on the parish’s web page
Red Cross brochure of what to do in an emergency
Video of survivor account of the event
14
Which would be the most appropriate source for information on life of author, Charles Dickens?
A newspaper database
A search engine
A biography database
A book on American authors
15
Which makes it legally wrong to reproduce a portion of the works of another without permission?
Copyright
Fair use
Freedom of information
Right to privacy
16
What operators would you use to conduct a search using synonyms: garbage, trash, waste?
AND
NOT
OR
BUT
17
You’re to create a website for class. What source should you use to get good graphics to add?
a CD with graphics that you got from a friend
graphic online with free-use or CreativeCommons license
graphic found online that you save & upload to your website
graphic from website that you use without asking permission
18
Which of the following search phrases would give you the best results?
Painting or symbolism or Bruegel
Symbolism and Bruegel and Harvesters
Harvesters or Bruegel or symbolism
Renaissance painting and Bruegel
19
Which of these is the best way to start?
Use a research database.
Use the library catalog.
Use a search engine like Google.
Flip through periodicals in print format.
20
Which of these follows the pattern of broad topic (on left) reduced to narrow topic (on right)?
Drones--robots--aerial surveillance
Amelia Earhart--pilot--aviation pioneer
Nectar--bees--honey
Sleep--dreams--nightmares

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