Digital Literacy Pre-Test

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The first result on an Internet search is usually all a person needs to get an answer to a question

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False

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Is it important to know the background (education, experience, etc.) of the author of the information you are reading?

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True

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The date that information was written is not important when deciding if it will answer your question.

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False

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Typing a well-developed question into a search engine (like Google) is the most efficient way to find the answer you want.

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False

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Google is the only search engine on the Internet. True or False?

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False

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A high number of search results is proof that the researcher has done an efficient search.

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False

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Taking information from a website to do a research project is not cheating if I cite it.

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True

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I can copy and paste any picture from the Internet into one of my projects.

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False

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Are books and library databases only useful for serious research projects?

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False

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Redoing a search with different, but synonymous search terms can get better results.

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True