Digital Literacy Pre-Test

The first result on an Internet search is usually all a person needs to get an answer to a question

• True

• False

It is important to know the background (education, experience, etc.) of the author of the information you are reading.

• True

• False

The date that information was written is not important when deciding if it will answer your question.

• True

• False

Typing a well-developed question into a search engine (like Google) is the most efficient way to find the answer you want.

• True

• False

Google is the only search engine on the Internet.

• True

• False

A high number of search results is proof that the researcher has done an efficient search.

• True

• False

Taking information from a website to do a research project is not cheating if I cite it.

• True

• False

I can copy and paste any picture from the Internet into one of my projects.

• True

• False

Books and library databases are only useful for serious research projects.

• True

• False

Redoing a search with different, but synonymous search terms can get better results.

• True

• False