Research Quiz

Research is...

• making an educated guess.

• finding clues for what comes next.

• the search for information

• the way a text is structured.

Which of the following is a question to ask while taking notes?

• Is the question relevant to the research topic?

• Is the information interesting or thought-provoking?

• Is the source reliable?

• What is the main idea of each source?

What all research begins with, either formal or informal:

• Developing a topic

• Evaluating sources

• A question

• Organizing notes

Keywords are also known as...

• Search Terms

• Definitions

• Context Clues

• Primary Sources

A good research question is...

• Long and thought out.

• Not too broad and specific.

• Short and to the point.

• edited and revised.

A primary source is a document or other record written or created by someone who was present at an event or during a time period.

• True

• False

What is a reliable source?

• Is a source that uses academic language.

• Is a source that comes from an unreliable website that has good visuals.

• Is a source that only comes from a book or article that has the same keywords.

• Is a source that is either a person or document with information you can trust.

True or False.

Field research is a type of primary research.

• True

• False

Which sites with the following extensions might have better information?

• .org

• .tv

• .gov

• .edu

• .biz

What is the definition of synthesizing?

• To make an educated guess using text evidence and background knowledge.

• To make a prediction on what is to come based on textual evidence.

• To combine and interrupt information from multiple sources.

• To form an opinion with two reasons.