Research Skills Quiz

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
B. Decide upon a topic
C. Find information on your topic
D. List what you already know

• A, B, C, D
• B, D, A, C
• D, A, C, B
• B, A, C, D

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

You are studying world festivals. You have to report on one festival and 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?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• 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 are researching the effectiveness of speed cameras in your city and need to answer this research question:Do speed cameras reduce car accidents? Which fact below answers your research question?

• The police department reported serious collisions fell by 27% with cameras in place.
• The police department has requested funding to obtain additional cameras.
• The police department receives many complaints that cameras are a money-making scheme.

Sites like Wikipedia are not always valid because-

• the information constantly changes because users can alter the info
• the website has too many distractions
• the website includes the original author
• the information can be viewed by anyone

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which resource would have the most current information about presidents of the United States? 

• an encyclopedia
• an article written in 2008
• A book called "American Presidents" copyright 2000
• "whitehouse.gov" updated daily

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A reliable source is

• biased.
• trusted.
• promoting a product.
• google.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which person has the best qualifications to write a credible article about the history of food production in the United States?

• A former worker in the meat-packing industry who is angry about being fired

• A professor of history who has published books about the food production industry

• A television reporter who visited the fast food museum in Chicago, Illinois

• A Senator whose proposed law would overhaul the food production industry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which key words would be the best for an Internet search about running plans for elderly people? Click THREE words!

• seniors

• adults

• running

• moving

• program

Which key words would be best for an internet search about advances to mobile phones? Choose THREE!

• Mobile phones

• Network

• Usage

• Technology

• Change