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Internet Search Skills

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you are doing an internet search, keep it ________ and ______

a)

specific

b)

long

c)

sweet

d)

simple

2.

The more words in your search, the better your results will be.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is this?

a)

Ads

b)

URL

c)

Filters

d)

Snippet

4.

What is Google?

a)

A secondary source

b)

A search engine

c)

A word processing software

d)

An operating system

5.

To ensure that you only see appropriate search results, you should have what enabled?

a)

Safe Search

b)

A Timer

c)

Search Filters

d)

Web Nanny

6.

If you accidentally type "chicken noodle soap" into a search engine, which results are most likely to show?

a)

Chicken scented hand soap

b)

Tips for how to clean chickens

c)

How to cook with soap

d)

Recipes for chicken noodle soup

7.

Web pages near the top of search results are usually the most:

a)

likely what you are searching for

b)

Likely searched for by people

c)

Only updated websites

d)

Likely to only include dog and cat pictures

8.

What is a search engine?

a)

a computer program that lets you look up info on the internet

b)

a computer screen with the internet on it

c)

a magnifying glass

d)

a car that goes really fast

9.

What is a web browser?

a)

a way to run away from spiders

b)

a way to flip through your favorite book

c)

a knitting project

d)

a program that connects your computer to the internet

10.

What is a keyword search?

a)

Searching the internet by using pictures

b)

Searching the internet using your most important word

c)

searching the internet for online encyclopedias

d)

searching the internet for zoo animals

11.

Kiddle and Kid Rex are what?

a)

computer programs on your computer

b)

search engines designed for students

c)

dinosaurs that make noise

d)

a way to tap your mouse

12.

Which one is not a web broswer?

a)

Internet Explorer

b)

Mozilla Firefox

c)

Google Chrome

d)

Read Only Memory

13.

What is a hyperlink?

a)

an entire website with incorrect information

b)

an internet advertisement selling you something

c)

a link on a webpage that takes you to another webpage

d)

a way to walk

14.

What is connecting a computer to the Internet called? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

going online

b)

browsing the web

c)

surfing the web

d)

downloading

15.

If you want to narrow down the results of an internet search, what should you do?

a)

Add more relevant words to your search

b)

Try using a more powerful search engine.

c)

Remove the quotation marks from around your words

16.

The most important words related to a subject, which you type into a search engine to find the information you want is called____

a)

computers

b)

keywords

c)

effective

d)

word search

17.

Mike is getting ready to search for information about gardening. Which set of keywords will NOT help Mike find information about gardening?

a)

planting,season, water

b)

fire, forest, horse

c)

temperature, soil, seeds

18.

Choose ALL of the keywords for: My 3 year old dog has blisters on its tongue. What's wrong with it?

a)

dog

b)

my

c)

has

d)

blisters

e)

tongue

19.

Choose ALL of the keywords for: I heard there is a ghost town in Renon. What is it called?

a)

ghost town

b)

heard

c)

there

d)

Renon

20.

A website that allows you to search the internet is a ________________

a)

Search Engine

b)

Internet Provider

c)

Web Browser

d)

Site Finder

21.

Is Wikipedia a reliable source for information?

a)

Yes

b)

No