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WorksheetsInformation Literacy Skills Review 6th/7th
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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. 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)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, D, A, C
c)
D, A, C, B
d)
B, A, C, D
2.
You want to find out about particular atoms and molecules for science. Which resource could you use for general background information?
a)
Atlas
b)
Dictionary
c)
Encyclopedia
d)
Book on atomic scientists
3.
Below are 4 fiction books that might be found in your library. Select the correct order in which these books would appear on the library shelf.
1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Elephant Run by Roland Smith
3. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
4.The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Elephant Run by Roland Smith
3. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
4.The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
a)
4,1,3,2
b)
1,4,2,3
c)
4,2,3,1
d)
2,1,4,3
4.
Your group is creating an informational pamphlet on recycling batteries. Select the source below that has the most authority on the topic.
a)
www.epa.gov (U.S. Environmental Protection Administration with facts on battery recycling)
b)
recyclebattery.org (A site created by battery manufacturers to encourage recycling)
c)
www.batteriesplus.com ( Listing of stores that recycle)
d)
www.duracell.com (A battery manufacturer website)
5.
What is the best reason for citing your sources?
a)
Citing identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.
b)
Citing shows your teacher that you did your research.
c)
Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author.
d)
Citing gives the location of the sources you used.
6.
You find a photo on the Internet that you would like to include in your report. What is the proper way to use this photo?
a)
Copy and paste the photo into your paper.
b)
Cite the photo and include in your list of sources.
c)
Edit the photo to make it your own.
d)
Include a title for the photo in your paper.
7.
You have the following citation to a book. Identify the publisher.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. The Castle in the Attic. New York: Holiday House, 1985. Print.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. The Castle in the Attic. New York: Holiday House, 1985. Print.
a)
Winthrop, Elizabeth
b)
The Castle in the Attic
c)
Holiday House
d)
New York
8.
This is what you use to locate a webpage:
a)
cite
b)
web-address (URL)
c)
title
d)
source
9.
A difference between a "story" and an "article" is:
a)
they are the same thing - both mean writing
b)
a story is longer than an article
c)
a story may be fiction; an article is non-fiction
d)
a story is shorter than an article
10.
This word means of a source being trustworthy:
a)
accuracy
b)
relevancy
c)
timeliness
11.
What is the main purpose of a copyright?
a)
To protect the user of a creative work
b)
To protect the buyer of a creative work
c)
To protect the creator of a creative work
d)
To protect the copier of a creative work
12.
This contains and lists all of your citations or sources you used in your research:
a)
research paper format
b)
bibliography / works cited
c)
parenthetical citation (in-line citation)
d)
publisher
13.
If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:
a)
research the source
b)
format the source
c)
cite the source
d)
copyright it
14.
The concept of taking a large chunk of information from a source and shortening it to just its main ideas:
a)
paraphrase
b)
summarize
c)
direct quotation
15.
When a large text is separated into multiple books:
a)
publisher
b)
source
c)
edition
d)
volume
16.
A source is
a)
something that is off topic.
b)
a game that you can play.
c)
a person, book, or anything that gives information.
d)
a way of tracking your citations.
17.
Plagiarism is
a)
quoting from another person's work and giving them credit.
b)
using someone else’s ideas, words, discovery, or research without giving them credit.
c)
so tricky you shouldn't use research ever.
d)
something that is meant to punish writers.
18.
Which of the following is the best way to do research?
a)
Use only electronic sources.
b)
Use as few resources as possible.
c)
Use a variety of sources.
d)
Use only books and magazines.
19.
Which best describes how encyclopedias should be used?
a)
as your only resource
b)
as a starting point in your research
c)
should be avoided if possible
d)
should be only used to check facts found online
20.
You do not have to cite a paraphrase
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Evidence is
a)
something that you do not need in a research paper.
b)
only found in books.
c)
imaginary.
d)
something that shows that something else is true.
22.
This is a regularly published source of current information:
a)
research
b)
an online database
c)
a periodical
d)
a citation
23.
You are studying world festivals. You have to report on one festival and how it started. Which research question will be most useful?
a)
What are the main festivals in Asia?
b)
What are the origins of the Chinese New Year celebration?
c)
What do families do to Celebrate Chinese New Year?
d)
When is Chinese New Year?
24.
You are reading a book about Mexico. Where would you look to find a page number of an important word in the book?
a)
index
b)
title page
c)
glossary
d)
table of contents
25.
Which kind of reference book would have quick facts and information published every year?
a)
atlas
b)
encyclopedia
c)
almanac
d)
dictionary
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