Research Exam Review

Which of these is an example of a primary source?

• A journal written by a palestinian kid who lived through the war

• A newspaper report on a palestinian survivor of the war

• A biography of the president of the United Statesd

• A book that describes the hardships people faced during slavery

Which of the following is not a primary source?

• A diary written by a boy who went to soccer camp and detailed his experience

• A speech made by a teacher about her experience teaching her students

• A statement describing a burglary written by a person that was in the house while the burglar was stealing

• A newspaper article about a burglary written by a reporter who interviewed a witness

Where would you find alot of detailed information about how ships operated in the 1900's?

• On a website about the ocean

• In a library book about ships and boats of the 1900's.

• In a magazine article about the highlights of life in the 1900's

• In an encyclopedia

Which of the following words would come first in the dictionary?

• community

• collection

• family

• trials

Which of the following words would come first in the dictionary?

• boasting

• sharing

• hieroglyph

• broiling

Which website would be the most accurate and reliable if you were looking for information about oceanographers?

• Thesevencontinents.com

• Careerexplorer. com

• oceanservice.noaa.gov

• study.com

Websites ending in which of the following would be the least reliable to use for research?

• .gov

• .edu

• .org

• .com

What is research?

• Looking something up in the dictionary

• Finding different sources of information on a topic

• Teaching someone something they did not know

• Writing about something that interests you