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Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
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1
You're researching energy drinks. Which website article would be more accurate?
Articles and facts from a government agency.
Advertisements.
Wikopedia
Celebrity endorsements.
2
You're researching Antartica and have to many hits. What is the best way to limit your results?
Use the OR operator.
Use the DATE filter.
Use the NOT operator
Use the SOURCE filter.
3
What is the best reason for citing your sources?
Identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.
It shows you did your research.
Gives credit to the author.
Gives the location of the sources you used.
4
What is a diorama?
A dinosaur.
Three dimensional figure or scene.
A tree.
A plant.
5
What will you use to find the difference in hours between Chicago, IL, and Sydney Australia?
Almanac
Encyclopedia
Google
Dictionary
6
Which is an act of censorship?
Group forcing a librarian to remove a book from the library.
Unpopular opinions in letters to the editor.
Teacher correcting a student's grammar.
Employee fired for not following directions.
7
Do speed cameras reduce car accidents? Which fact answers your research question?
Police dept. requested funding to obtain additional cameras.
Police reported serious collisions fell 27% due to cameras.
Police dept. complain cameras are money making scheme.
None of the above.
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What is the definition of origin?
None of the above.
End or completion of.
End of the universe.
Beginning or start of.
9
What does bias mean?
Favoritism
Prejudice
One-sidedness
All of the above
10
What is the best way to find the book "Dear Jo" in your library?
Bar code search.
Subject search.
Author search.
Title search.
11
You're making a diorama of a pyramid. What resource would be most helpful?
A poetry database about pyramids.
None of the above.
A website showing photos and videos of pyramids.
Journal of a tourist who spent time site- seeing pyramids.
12
What is a natural disaster?
Flood
Natural event
tornado
All of the above
13
Your assignment is to write a report on a natural disaster. What do you do first?
Make a list of questions.
Find information about your topic.
List what you already know about your topic.
Pick a topic.
14
You're researching an invention. What library source would be most useful?
Nonfiction videos.
Fiction books.
Encyclopedia.
Magazine databases.
15
Landfills aren't found in the index of a science book. What other term or terms could you use?
Trash
Waste management
Dumps
Bags
16
What is a periodical?
All of the above
Newspaper
Journal
Magazine
17
What is censorship?
The practice of limiting access to information or ideas.
Device that detects motion.
The name of a book.
The back section of a boat.
18
Select the correct order for the following authors.
Meyer, Auxier, Collins, Smith
Meyer, Collins, Smith, Auxier
Auxier, Collins, Meyer, Smith
Smith, Collins, Meyer, Auxier
19
What is a database?
Name of an army base.
A building.
Collection of information.
A book.
20
The zoo has llamas. How do you find out what they eat? List best term or terms to use.
Llamas and habitat.
Zoo and diet.
Llamas and diet.
Llamas and zoo.
21
Winthrop, Elizabeth.The Castle in the Attic. New York: Holiday House, 1985.
Name the
publisher.
Holiday House
New York
Winthrop
The Castle in the Attic
22
Researching pros and cons of bottled water. Which source would include bias information?
Bottling company newsletter.
Magazine article about bottling.
Encyclopedia article about bottling.
Government website.
23
Which is a case of plagiarism?
Writing a poem.
Taking notes in your own words.
Copying from a website.
Using your picture.
