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Research Essentials #2
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Which of the following should you AVOID using for research?
An interview
A personal website
An encyclopedia
A nonfiction book
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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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"Not all information on the Internet has been authenticated." What does"authenticated" mean?
Approved by your teacher
Published in a book
Checked for accuracy
Spell-checked
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Which of the following is an example of a primary source from World War II?
A book about WW II written in 1985
A movie about WW II that is extremelyrealistic
Oral report about WW II that has quotes by famous generals
A collection of pictures taken by soldiers duringWW II
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How does information on an academic website differ from information on a personal website?
Information on academic websites has been fact-checked more
Information on academic websites is always true
Information on academic websites never containsopinions
Info on academic websites contains links to other resources
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TRUE OF FALSE: You can use a video as a source for a research paper.
False
True
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You do not want a source to be biased. What does the word biased mean?
Emotional and convincing
Informative and fair
Grammatically correct
opinionated and persuading
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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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Which of the following is a periodical?
a website
a magazine
an encyclopedia
a fiction book
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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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What is research?
writing a paper
reading a book
investigating information
going on the internet
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How is an encyclopedia like an Internet search engine?
They both contain information that hasn't been fact-checked
They are both poor sources of reliable information
They can both point you to additional sources and texts
They both feature music and video
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What can you infer from the presence of link rot on a website?
The site's publisher has done a poor job maintainingthe site
The site's publisher did a poor job designing the site
Very little of the information on the site is accurate
The site's publisher must have sold the site
