MIL quiz #1 for finals

1. You decide to cut and paste some information from a website into your school report. What is this called?

• Copyright vindication

• Plagiarism

• Copyright infringement

• all of the above

2. What can you do if you see something objectionable in the media?

• Just ignore it because it probably only bothers you.

• Just accept it because there is really nothing you can do about it.

• Let the people responsible for the message know how you feel.

• all of the above

3. Your teacher wants you to write a report about a natural disaster. Choose the correct order of the steps from the choices below.

A. Make a list of questions about your topic that you would like to learn.

B. Decide upon a natural disaster topic.

C. Find information about your topic.

D. List what you already know about your topic.

• A, B, C, D

• D, A, C, B

• B, D, A, C

• B, A, C, D

4. What does .org suggest in a web address?

a. an organization that should serve the public good.

b. that it might be, for example, a school, a charity, or an open-source project.

c. a government-approved organization.

d. an organisation approved by the United Nations.

• a + b + c

• a

• a + b

• a + b + d

5. Who creates media messages?

a. People who work for large corporations that own the media we use

b. People who use media to text, tweet, post or share information online.

c. Journalists

• a

• b

• a + b + c

• Neither a or b

6. Information Literacy refers to:

a. the ability to find, evaluate and make good use of information.

b. the attitudes necessary to use information ethically.

c. a necessary skill for lifelong and self-directed learning.

• a + c

• a + b

• b + c

• a + b + c

7. How could you help your students to organize and synthesize information which can be used as evidence in persuasive writing? Ask students to...

a. share their research on a topic in a group.

b. make logical connections between ideas.

c. sort evidence into arguments for and against

d. to sort evidence from most to least persuasive.

• a + b

• a + c

• b + c + d

• a + b + c + d

8. Your group is creating an informational pamphlet on recycling batteries. Select the source below that has the most authority on the topic.

• www.duracell.com

• www.batteriesplus.com (Listing of stores that recycle)

• The latest 'Energiser' advertisement

• www.epa.gov (U.S. Environmental Protection Administration with facts on battery recycling)

9. You need to find the time difference in hours between Chicago, Illinois, and Sydney, Australia. What is the best source to use?

• Almanac

• Google

• Dictionary

• Encyclopedia

10. Below are 4 fiction books that might be found in your library. Select the correct order in which these books would appear on the library shelf.

1-Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

2-Elephant Run, by Roland Smith

3-Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer

4-The Night Gardener, by Jonathan Auxier

• 4, 1, 3, 2

• 1, 4, 2, 3

• 4, 2, 3, 1