WorksheetsLibrary Quiz/Research Skills
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Practice Question:
What day comes after Monday?
What day comes after Monday?
a)
Friday
b)
Tuesday
c)
October
d)
I don't know
2.
Practice Question:
What day comes after Monday?
What day comes after Monday?
a)
Friday
b)
Tuesday
c)
October
d)
I don't know
3.
How Many books are you allowed to check out from the library?
a)
2
b)
7
c)
I don't know
d)
1
4.
How should you mark your place on the shelf while looking for a book?
a)
Your hand
b)
I don't know
c)
A shelf marker
d)
You just have to remember where it goes
5.
When you come in the library you should...
a)
I don't know
b)
Sit in the floor and talk to your friends
c)
Go to the bean bags
d)
Come in quietly and a take a seat
6.
If you want to talk to your friend and they are on the other side of the library you should.....
a)
Walk over and quietly talk to them
b)
Scream across the library
c)
Yell their name until they walk over to you
d)
Tell someone at the next table to get their attention
7.
What information do you use to find a book on the library shelf?
a)
Call number
b)
Your memory
c)
Ask a friend
d)
I don't know
8.
Nonfiction call numbers have...
a)
Only letters
b)
Numbers OR numbers and letters
c)
Nothing special about their call numbers
d)
I don't know
9.
Fiction call numbers have....
a)
Numbers only
b)
There is nothing special about them
c)
Only letters
d)
I don't know
10.
There are 3 main sections in the library. What are they?
a)
Easy, Fiction, True
b)
Nonfiction, True, Fake
c)
Easy, Fiction, Nonfiction
d)
I don't know
11.
Before I leave the library I should....
a)
Make sure my area is clean and my chair is pushed in
b)
Line up and talk to my friends
c)
Don't worry about cleaning up, someone else will do it
d)
Run out the door when the bell rings
12.
Using someone else's work without their permission or citing them....
a)
Is perfectly fine if you're the only one who knows
b)
Is plagiarism and is against the law
c)
Is ok if you are doing it for school
d)
I don't know
13.
If you find a great website as a source for your research project, which of the following is true?
a)
You can copy and paste the text, but not the images, into your report
b)
You can't use any of the information on the site without permission
c)
You can use information on the site as long as you cite it properly
d)
I don't know
14.
information provided by a person who witnessed or took part in the event
a)
indirect quote
b)
secondary source
c)
primary source
d)
credible source
15.
letters, diaries, autobiographies, eyewitness accounts
a)
I don't know
b)
contains only indirect quotes
c)
examples of secondary sources
d)
examples of primary sources
16.
information provided by a person not directly involved/not present when the event occurred
a)
secondary source
b)
primary source
c)
credible source
d)
I don't know
17.
favoring one side of an argument or issue
a)
credible
b)
bias
c)
valid
d)
I don't know
18.
If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:
a)
I don't know
b)
format the source
c)
cite the source
d)
bibliography / works cited the source
19.
While online searching.....................is the first step.
a)
snapchatting
b)
searching your keywords
c)
doodling
d)
I don't know
20.
A reliable source is
a)
I don't know
b)
trusted
c)
trying to sell you something
d)
google
21.
An example of a reliable source is...
a)
a print or an online encyclopedia.
b)
Any book I find in the library
c)
google.com.
d)
I don't know
22.
Steps you can take to determine if a source is reliable will include
a)
I don't know
b)
determining the author of the website.
c)
verifying the author's expertise.
d)
all of the above.
23.
Lee wants to learn about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball. Which source would provide the most appropriate information?
a)
A. An encyclopedia entry about Jackie Robinson
b)
B. an essay in a baseball magazine about Jackie Robinson
c)
C. a student website about the contributions of Jackie Robinson
d)
I don't know
24.
This contains and lists all of your citations for information you used in your research:
a)
research paper format
b)
bibliography / works cited
c)
I don't know
d)
publisher
25.
A webpage that ends in '.org' means:
a)
It's a government website
b)
It's a non-profit organization
c)
It's a commercial website that could be used for business
d)
I don't know
26.
This is what you use to locate a webpage:
a)
cite
b)
web-address (URL)
c)
title
d)
I don't know
27.
You are researching the pros and cons of bottled water. Which resource would be most likely to include biased information about your topic?
a)
I don't know
b)
Magazine article about bottling
c)
Encyclopedia article about bottling
d)
Bottling company newsletter
28.
What is the best reason for citing your sources?
a)
Citing identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.
b)
I don't know
c)
Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author.
d)
Citing gives the location of the sources you used.
29.
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)
I don't know
d)
Include a title for the photo in your paper.
30.
You have to do a project on inventions. Which library resource would be the best place to look for background information?
a)
Encyclopedia
b)
I don't know
c)
Nonfiction videos
d)
Fiction books
31.
What is the main purpose of a copyright?
a)
To protect the user of a creative work
b)
I don't know
c)
To protect the creator of a creative work
d)
To protect the copier of a creative work
32.
The concept of a source being trustworthy:
a)
accuracy
b)
relevancy
c)
timeliness
d)
I don't know
33.
These are places where you get information for your research:
a)
authors
b)
sources
c)
publishers
d)
I don't know
34.
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)
I don't know
35.
If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:
a)
research the source
b)
I don't know
c)
cite the source
d)
bibliography / works cited the source
36.
When a large text is separated into multiple books:
a)
publisher
b)
I don't know
c)
edition
d)
volume
37.
To analyze something you
a)
make assumptions.
b)
I don't know
c)
decide based on your personal opinion.
d)
study closely and carefully.
38.
A source is
a)
something that is off topic.
b)
I don't know
c)
a person, book, or anything that gives information.
d)
a way of tracking your citations.
39.
If something is valid it is
a)
real or correct.
b)
untrue.
c)
imaginary.
d)
I don't know
40.
A citation is made up of what two parts?
a)
Author's name & date
b)
Author's first & last name
c)
Date & Title
d)
I don't know
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