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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

• B, D, A, C

• D, A, C, B

• B, A, C, D

You are studying world festivals in class. You are to report on one festival and find out how it started. Which research question will be most useful?

• What are the main festivals in Asia?

• What are the origins of the Chinese New Year celebration?

• What do families do to celebrate Chinese New Year?

• When is Chinese New Year?

You want to find out about atoms and molecules for a science project. Which resource could you use to find general background information?

• Google Maps

• Dictionary

• Encyclopedia

• Book on atomic scientists

You are studying the environment and the effect of climates on different regions of the world. Select the group of topics that is organized from broadest to narrowest topic.

• Lake > moon > mountain

• Rainforest > wetlands > desert

• Ecosystem > forests > rainforest

• Rainforest > forests > ecosystem

You need to make a model of the Egyptian pyramids. Which resource would be the most helpful to learn about the construction of the Egyptian pyramids?

• An online journal of a tourist who spent a month exploring the pyramids

• An Egyptian government website that shows photos and videos of the pyramids

• A poetry database about ancient civilizations

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

• My best friend

• Google

• Dictionary

• Encyclopedia

You want to know more about the decision to build an airport in your city. Which of the following would be a primary source for this information?

• Television news report

• A newspaper article

• The airport’s website

• The mayor’s report

You are to do a project on inventions. Which library source would be the best place to look for background information?

• Encyclopedia

• Magazine database

• Nonfiction videos

• Fiction books

You used a magazine article called “Today’s Immigrants” by Karen Fanning for your social studies project. You need to check some facts. Identify the best search strategy to use to locate the article in a periodical database.

• Subject search for Fanning

• Title search for “Today’s Immigrants”

• Subject search for “Today’s Immigrants”

Your school library organizes the fiction section alphabetically by author. Select the correct order in which these books would appear on the shelf. 1. The 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

• 2, 1, 4, 3