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Information Literacy Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which question would be most helpful in finding relevant information if you were doing research about United States westward expansion?

a)

Who was the President?

b)

What was the Oregon Trail?

c)

Where is Mexico?

d)

When was the United States founded?

2.

You are assigned a research project on animals. You need to narrow the topic. Which group below begins with the broadest topic and then moves to the narrowest topic at the end?

a)

Mammals, wild cats, animals, lions

b)

Animals, mammals, wild cats, lions

c)

Lions, wild cats, animals, mammals

3.

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 that you would like to learn.


B. Decide upon a natural disaster topic.


C. Find information about your topic.


D. List what you already know about your topic.

a)

A, B, C, D

b)

B, D, A, C

c)

D, A, C, B

4.

Which of the following is not a primary source in history?

a)

Original photographs

b)

Book reviews

c)

Original music scores

d)

Personal diaries

5.

Your science class is studying the solar system. You need to find a current article about the solar system for extra credit. Which database should you check first for a current article?

a)

A magazine database

b)

An encyclopedia database

c)

A reference database

6.

You are to do a project on inventions. Which library source would be the best place to look for background information?

a)

Encyclopedia

b)

Magazine databases

c)

Fiction books

7.

When doing an Internet search using the phrase "eclipse and lunar", how does using the word "and" affect the search?

a)

Limits the search by excluding a word or phrase

b)

Broadens the search by searching for either word or phrase

c)

Narrows the search by searching for both words or phrases

8.

When you are searching for information, what is the purpose of a subject or subject heading?

a)

To describe what a work is about

b)

To provide access to any word in the text

c)

To identify the author and title of a work

9.

If you were using the Internet or a database, which of the following search phrases would find information on "Hurricanes" without including any information on "Florida"?

a)

Hurricanes not Florida

b)

Hurricanes and Florida

c)

Hurricanes or Florida

10.

Which term means lack of bias or prejudice?

a)

Authority

b)

Currency

c)

Objectivity

11.

Your group is creating an informational pamphlet on recycling batteries. Select the source below that has the most authority on the topic.

a)

recyclebattery.org (A site created by battery manufacturers to encourage recycling)

b)

www.batteriesplus.com ( Listing of stores that recycle)

c)

www.epa.gov (U.S. Environmental Protection Administration with facts on battery recycling)

12.

You have the following citation to a book. Identify the publisher.


Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition. William Morrow, 2016.

a)

William Morrow

b)

Margot Lee Shetterly

c)

Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition

13.

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)

Include a title for the photo in your paper.

c)

Cite the photo and include in your list of sources.

14.

What is the best reason for citing your sources?

a)

Citing shows your teacher that you did your research.

b)

Citing identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.

c)

Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author.

15.

After you have created your project or written your paper, you should create an alphabetical list of the information sources that you used. What is this list called?

a)

Summary

b)

Thesis

c)

Works Cited