Research

A compelling question is one that...

• will hold your interest.
• can be debated.
• has lots of information.
• All of the Above

When I type a search in the Google search engine, I am . . .  

• searching the whole internet
• searching Google's index of much of the internet
• finding all information that exists in relation to my topic
• only going to find credible sources

Use quotes around a phrase ("We the people") to search for websites where...

• those exact words inside the quotes appear in that exact order.
• those words are found in any order.
• those words are not found.

When using Google for research, what should you type?

• The whole question
• Specific and descriptive key words
• random words
• a single, unclear word

When using Google for research, you will get the best results by using multiple, specific, descriptive keywords.

• True
• False

Electronic collections of information is ?

• index
• glossary
• source
• database

An alphabetized list of important topics covered in the book and the page numbers on which they can be found is?

• database
• index
• glossary
• source

Information directly related to the topic is?

• index
• relevant
• reliable
• glossary

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?"

• restate
• copy
• plagiarize
• invent

What is a parenthetical citation?

• a list of sources at the end of your paper
• the author and or page number in parentheses
• a quoted line from text
• the name of an article