Research Terms Pre-test

An article, book, video, website, or other media from which information is obtained:

• search engine

• source

• wiki

• social media

A source that has been produced by a credible publisher and has been checked for accuracy:

• reliable source

• unreliable source

• accredited source

• attributable source

A biased source containing opinions or commercial agendas:

• reliable source

• attributable source

• credited source

• unreliable source

An in text indicator that lets the reader know where information was found:

• footnote

• side note

• parenthetical citation

• resource citation

A firsthand account such as a diary entry, autobiography, or letter that shows intimate details:

• prior knowledge

• primary source

• secondary source

• tertiary source

A source containing information gathered from other sources:

• prior knowledge

• primary source

• secondary source

• tertiary source

Title of the list of sources used during research:

• works cited

• works used

• resource list

• index

Putting all pertinent information into your own words:

• quote

• summarize

• paraphrase

• cite

Shortening information to include only the most important details:

• quote

• paraphrase

• summarize

• cite

Stealing another person's intellectual property without giving them credit for their ideas:

• cite

• quote

• paraphrase

• plagiarize