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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
"Wikipedia" is a reliable source of information.
True
False
The best way to start research is to
Use a search engine like Google
Begin with a reliable source like a book or database
ask your parent
If a website looks professional then it is a reliable source of information
True
False
What are the best types of online sources to use for research?
A blog about a specific subject
A paper written by a student
An online database
What online database do we use in Richland School District One to do research?
Dewey
Discus
Blog
How can you verify that a website is trustworthy?
Check the links the website has to other sources
Check the facts with another website
Research the author of the website
All of the above
What are the 5W's to evaluate a website?
were, where, when, wheel, we
whom what weak, whatever, Wednesday
who, what, when, where, why
we, want, what, we're, weary
A unique name that identifies a website is called a
domain
browser
html
serach engine
Which of the following is a way to check a websites authority/author
The author has credentials
Google the author to find if they have other publications
The author has contact information
All of the above
What is the main reason for using google?
More trustworthy than print
faster and often easier to access online sources
Online sources is the easiest type of information to check
The internet contains more information than books.
Links that fail to open on a website are called
debugging
broken links
annoying
What does it means if a website ends in ".gov"?
It is maintained by the U.S. Government
It is a website of one of the 50 US Govenors
It is meant to be viewed by government employees only
What does it means if the URL ends in ".edu"?
Edit
Education
Eat
Even
What are ethe top four domains?
.com, .gov, .edu, .org
.CNN, .re, .ed, .oce
wltx, wnok, wis, fox
What does it means to "site" a source?
to have the author give you permission
to give credit to the original author
to determine if the source is reliable.
