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WorksheetsStrategic Searching
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
A strategy is
a)
A course of action designed to help you reach a goal or result
b)
A fraction of a larger amount
c)
A word that helps you search online
2.
Cindy heard a new song on the radio. She wants to search for it online, but she can only remember one line of the song. Which of the following strategies should Cindy use to search for this song?
a)
Include the date she heard the song on the radio
b)
Add synonyms to a few of the words she remembers
c)
Use quotation marks around the line she remembers
3.
What is the first step you should take when you want to conduct an online search?
a)
Select research questions
b)
Extract keywords and terms
c)
Run your search
4.
You can often specify dates, exact words you’re looking for, or even languages you want in your results in search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, or Bing using advance search options.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
If you are looking for a national park which key word should you include in your search
a)
.com
b)
.edu
c)
.org
d)
.gov
6.
OR allows you to look for two words at once
a)
True
b)
False
7.
When you are trying to exclude results from a similar word you should
a)
Use quotation marks
b)
Add a minus sign before a word to show that you don’t want that one included.
c)
Just keep looking until you find the right one.
8.
Which is a good strategy when searching?
a)
Use as many words as possible
b)
Use multiple, specific, descriptive keywords
c)
Use as few words as possible
9.
If your first search doesn't work, trying synonyms rarely helps.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of the following words are used when planning a search
a)
select
b)
extract
c)
apply
d)
all of the above
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