TRAILS Review

Question 1

How does the word "not" affect an Internet search for "Vikings not Minnesota"?

Accepted Answer

Limits the search by excluding a word or phrase

Question 2

How can you best verify how much the city of Clearwater spent on beach clean up last year?

Accepted Answer

Call the city treasurer

Question 3

If you want to find good periodical articles on a topic, which is the best way to start?

Accepted Answer

Use a research database

Question 4

Consider this topic: "Revolutionary War".

Accepted Answer

Topic too broad

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The website is produced by a government agency or university

Question 6

Which is be the best place to find background infomation about a country?

Accepted Answer

An online encyclopedia article on the country

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of censorship?

Accepted Answer

Printing a newspaper editorial about flag burning

Question 8

Which subtopic would not support the broad topic of "protecting the environment"?

Accepted Answer

Using fertilizers to grow greener yards

Question 9

Which follows the pattern of broad topic reduced to narrower topic (far left to far right)?

Accepted Answer

Sleep--dreams--nightmares

Question 10

Which best describes nonfiction books that are shelved by the same or similar call numbers?

Accepted Answer

They are all on the same or similar subjects

Question 11

To find a biography about Gary Paulsen, what kind of search should you do in the catalog?

Accepted Answer

Subject search for Paulsen

Question 12

Which answer represents the broadest subject under which all of the other topics would fit?

Accepted Answer

School violence

Question 13

You want to know which teams won the Super Bowl the last five years. Which would you use?

Accepted Answer

Almanac

Question 14

To follow copyright laws when using local news clips in your school news show, you must_______.

Accepted Answer

Write the news station for written permission to use a clip

Question 15

Something you create (e.g. a story, graphic, song, invention, etc.) is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

Intellectual property

Question 16

You are doing a paper on the safety of tanning beds. Which has most authority on the topic?

Accepted Answer

surgeongeneral.gov – info from the U.S. Surgeon General

Question 17

Which search operator is best to use when searching for a topic with several parts?

Accepted Answer

and

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Interpretation of another's work

Question 19

What is the best definition of freedom of speech?

Accepted Answer

The right to expression of personal views or opinions

Question 20

Why is it important to evaluate a website's currency?

Accepted Answer

Old information could be incomplete and/or incorrect

Questions 20