Formative assessment- 2

What is the primary difference between scholarly and popular sources?

• Scholarly sources are written by journalists, while popular sources are written by scholars.

• Scholarly sources go through a peer-review process, while popular sources do not.

• Popular sources are only available in print, while scholarly sources are only online.

• Popular sources always contain more accurate information than scholarly sources.

Which of the following is an example of a scholarly source?

• A research paper published in an academic journal

• A blog post about climate change

• A newspaper article on a recent political event

• A social media post discussing a new scientific discovery

What is the purpose of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

• To improve the accuracy of search results

• To make search engines more efficient

• To increase a website's visibility in search engine results

• To help search engines categorize websites

Which of the following search techniques can help you find government reports on climate action?

• "climate action" + pdf

• site:gov climate action

• climate action -government

• allintitle: "climate action report"

What type of search is conducted when someone wants to buy a product online?

• Navigational search

• Scholarly search

• Informational search

• Transactional search
  

Google ranks search results based purely on relevance, without any influence from advertisements or SEO techniques.

• True

• False

Using quotation marks around a phrase in a search engine ensures that you find results containing that exact phrase.

• True

• False

Boolean operator ‘OR’ is used to narrow down search results.

• True

• False

The (a)   operator allows searches for specific file formats like PDFs or Word documents.

A (a)   search is conducted when someone looks for a specific website or webpage.