Research Skills Weeks 1 and 2

Question 1

Topic: the risks of skydiving. Which of the following sources will be the most credible?

Accepted Answer

http://www.livescience.com/5350-truth-skydiving-risks.html

Question 2

Topic: the risks of skydiving. Which of the following sources will be the most credible?

Accepted Answer

http://www.livescience.com/5350-truth-skydiving-risks.html

Question 3

Topic: television. Choose the research question that would be best to form a thesis statement.

Accepted Answer

What is the connection between TV and obesity?

Question 4

What does relevant mean?

Accepted Answer

Question 5

Topic: the effects of daily exercise on the human heart. Choose the best search term.

Accepted Answer

exercise and the human heart

Question 6

How did the Civil Rights Movement change life in America for African Americans? Search Term:

Accepted Answer

The effects of the Civil Rights Movement on African American

Question 7

Topic: the tropical rainforest. Which is your best source?

Accepted Answer

http://www.marietta.edu/biolo/biomes/troprain.htm

Question 8

Topic: the effects of daily exercise on the human heart. Choose the best search term.

Accepted Answer

exercise and the human heart

Question 9

Another name for Works Cited is

Accepted Answer

bibliography

Question 10

Topic: impact of extracurricular activities on academic performance. Choose the best source

Accepted Answer

http://.harvard.edu/benefits-of-extracurricular/learning

Question 11

Topic: Video Games. Choose an appropriate research question.

Accepted Answer

How have video games changed in the last twenty years?

Question 12

Where did baseball originate and who invented it? Choose the best search term.

Accepted Answer

history of baseball

Question 13

Which fact would be most relevant to include in a research paper on Roman architecture?

Accepted Answer

Roman architecture continued the legacy of Greek architects

Question 14

Where did rap music originate and who were its founders? Choose the best search term.

Accepted Answer

history of rap

Question 15

Topic: Ways to stop school bullying. Which of the following sources will be the most credible?

Accepted Answer

http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/at-school/

Question 16

An entry for an online article should include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

author's credentials/education

Question 17

The topic is The Underground Railroad. Which would be the best research question?

Accepted Answer

How did The Underground Railroad work?

Question 18

Choose the most credible source.

Accepted Answer

a site with a URL of .gov

Question 19

Evidence to support a claim must be:

Accepted Answer

relevant and not bias

Question 20

An entry for an online article should include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

author's credentials/education

Question 21

Topic: the impact of sleep on school performance and grades. Which is the best source?

Accepted Answer

http://sleep.med.harvard.edu/benefits-of-sleep/learning

Question 22

Where did rugby originate and who invented it?Which search term would be the most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

history of rugby

Question 23

Your topic is report cards. Which is the best research question?

Accepted Answer

How do report cards affect student progress?

Question 24

A Works Cited/Bibliography page is a

Accepted Answer

a list of sources used to get information

Question 25

What is bias?

Accepted Answer

opinion

Question 26

The topic of your paper is cumulus clouds. Which source will be the most credible?

Accepted Answer

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cumulus.html

Question 27

Where did baseball originate and who invented it?Choose the best search term.

Accepted Answer

history of baseball

Question 28

How did trains and the railroad change life in America? Choose the best search term.

Accepted Answer

the effects of trains and railroads on American life

Question 29

A Works Cited/Bibliography page is a

Accepted Answer

a list of the sources used to get information

Question 30

Which fact be included in a research paper on the inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci’s made sketches of a flying machine.

Question 31

Which piece of information is listed first in a Works Cited entry for an online article?

Accepted Answer

author

Research Skills Weeks 1 and 2

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Research Skills Weeks 1 and 2

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