Research Terms

Research is an __________________ that uses sources to reach conclusions.

• investigation

• evil

• Pokemon

• activity

Research is an investigation that uses ___________ to reach conclusions.

• sources

• Google

• Wikipedia

• the Internet

The first thing we start with in research is a __________.

• question

• answer

• opinion

• the Internet

Sources are the _________ we use for research.

• materials

• opinions

• websites

A strong source is _________ and __________.

• relevant and reliable

• good and believable.

• looks professional and has pictures

A source is relevant when it has ____________ and up-to-date information.

• current

• scientific

• believable

If you are doing research on something in the past, you can use sources from __________________.

• that time period

• your grandma

• the library

• the History Channel

If a source is reliable, it means you can _____________.

• trust it

• use it for jet fuel

• recycle it

• call it fake

How do we know if a source is factually accurate? The author is _____________ .

• an expert in the topic

• opinionated

• using big words

• famous

Which of the following is a good place to find a source that is factually accurate?

• a trusted news site

• TikTok

• Twitter

• Wikipedia