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WorksheetsYear 8 Science Research Skills Pre-Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following research methods would make your information more reliable?
Gathering information from a government website
Googling your question and writing down the first thing that pops up
Comparing information across at least three different .gov, .org or .net websites
Gathering information from three different blog websites
Mr Smith’s Year 8 class did an experiment to test how different physical activities (sitting, walking and running) affect a person’s heart rate. Which of the following conclusions is NOT a valid statement?
Students who were sitting down had a slower heart rate
Students’ heart rates increased as their activity intensity increased
More strenuous activities increase students’ heart rates more
Running increases heart rate the most, so it is the best way to keep fit
Which of the following sources might contain biased information?
A university website presenting findings from current research about a new biotechnology
An article about a new biotechnology sponsored by the biotechnology manufacturer
A newspaper article reporting on a newly released biotechnology
A government website providing advice on how to use a new biotechnology
Why might a journal database be a better source of information than a website?
Journal articles are often reviewed by specialists in that field before being published
Journal articles contain more complex information than websites
Websites are updated more frequently
Journals always contain better diagrams and tables than websites
Which of the following options is NOT plagiarism?
Sharing the workload on an individual assignment with a friend
Copy and pasting information from a website
Copy and pasting specific sentences in quotation marks from a book
Re-wording your sister’s assignment that she submitted last year
Angela completed an assignment by researching her topic, comparing information across at least three sources, and writing the assignment in her own words, however, she forgot to include a bibliography. Did she plagiarise?
Yes
No
Information obtained from a common public source such as Wikipedia is reliable
True
False
A brochure describing the latest models produced by a car manufacturer is always reliable
True
False
A web page describing one individual's negative experience at a popular resort is reliable
True
False
An article about dinosaurs in an encyclopedia published both in print and online is reliable
True
False
A current newspaper report about a recent car accident in your community is completely reliable
True
False
When you are using the internet for research, most search engines allow you to use advanced search preferences to customise your search results
True
False
One of the best ways to develop any new or existing skill is to practise.
True
False
The first thing you should do when starting any research project is to make an outline to help guide your research.
True
False
The internet has made locating information more accessible, but not every source is credible
True
False
