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Research Questions and Doing Reseach

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A thick question usually starts with which words?
a)
How & Why
b)
Who & What
c)
Where & When
d)
All of the Above
2.
A compelling question is one that...
a)
will hold your interest.
b)
can be debated.
c)
has lots of information.
d)
All of the Above
3.
When using Google for research, what should you type?
a)
The whole question
b)
Specific and descriptive key words
c)
random words
d)
a single, unclear word
4.
When I type a search in the Google search engine, I am . . .  
a)
searching the whole internet
b)
searching Google's index of much of the internet
c)
finding all information that exists in relation to my topic
d)
only going to find credible sources
5.
How does Google decide which sources to send you when you make a search?
a)
It sends you everything there is.
b)
It sends you only things that are age appropriate
c)
It filters sources through a number of criteria, such as key words and importance.
d)
It focuses on advertisements related to your search to try to sell you something.
6.
What is a search operator?
a)
Specific words or symbols used to help narrow search results.
b)
Someone who answers the phone in an office.
c)
All of the words used in any search.
7.
The minus symbol (-)
a)
adds the word following the symbol to your search results.
b)
excludes or takes away the word following the symbol from your search results.
c)
gives the definition of the word following the symbol.
8.
Use quotes around a phrase ("We the people") to search for websites where...
a)
those exact words inside the quotes appear in that exact order.
b)
those words are found in any order.
c)
those words are not found.
9.
If you searched using the operator site:org your results would include...
a)
only sites that end in .edu
b)
only sites that end in .com
c)
only sites that end .org
d)
all sites
10.
To search for specific words on a webpage...
a)
click F6.
b)
click cap locks.
c)
click control + F.
d)
click space bar + F.
11.
When using Google for research, you will get the best results by using an entire question.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
When using Google for research, you will get the best results by using multiple, specific, descriptive keywords.
a)
True
b)
False