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WorksheetsInformation Literacy and Ethical Use of Info Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Information Literacy refers to:
a. the ability to find, evaluate and make good use of information.
b. the attitudes necessary to use information ethically.
c. a necessary skill for lifelong and self-directed learning.
a+c
a+b
b+c
a+b+c
You decide to cut and paste some information from a website into your school report. What is this called?
Copyright vindication
Plagiarism
Being smart
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, B, C, D
B, D, A, C
D, A, C, B
B, A, C, D
You need to find the time difference in hours between Chicago, Illinois, and Sydney, Australia. What is the best source to use?
Almanac
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
What is the best reason for citing your sources?
Citing gives location of sources
Citing shows your teacher you did your research.
Citing gives credit for the original work or idea to the author.
Citing identifies sources for your classmates to use.
You find a photo on the Internet to include in your report. What is the proper way to use this?
Copy and paste the photo in your paper.
Include a title for the photo in your paper.
Edit the photo th make it your own.
Cite the photo and include in your list of sources.
In this citation; Winthrop, Elizabeth. "The Castle in the Attic." New York: Holiday House, 1985. Print. Identify the publisher.
Holiday House
Elizabeth Winthrop
The Castle in the Attic
New York
If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:
research the source
cite the source
format the source
copyright it
This is a regularly published source of current information:
research
an online database
a citation
a periodical
Information Literacy is important because
Information Literacy is important because
You will be able to choose credible and reliable sources of information
What is information literacy?
I can find information using the Internet.
Having access to a computer and knowing how to type
Knowing how to copy and paste
Ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively
What three things should you consider when evaluating a website?
Layout, Graphics and Publisher
Navigation, Structure and Format
Authority, Purpose and Currency
Date, Government, and Accuracy
Which of the following best describes “information literacy”?
The ability to use Google
The ability to read
The ability to find reliable information
The ability to use a computer
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?
Mammals, wild cats, animals, lions
Animals, mammals, wild cats, lions
Lions, wild cats, animals, mammals
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"?
Hurricanes not Florida
Hurricanes and Florida
Hurricanes or Florida
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?
Copy and paste the photo into your paper.
Include a title for the photo in your paper.
Cite the photo and include in your list of sources.
What is the best reason for citing your sources?
Citing shows your teacher that you did your research.
Citing identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.
Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author.
What is Plagiarism?
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
giving credits to the owner
To have an easy source of information
What is Identity Theft?
is a crime of stealing the heart of the people you love but cannot be yours.
is the crime of obtaining the personal or financial information of another person for the sole purpose of assuming that person's name or identity to make transactions or purchases.
a theft or burglars in your lawn
When can we say Data Mining is unethical?
if it practice examining large databases in order to generate new information
if examining large amount of information without transparency
if mountains has no minerals to offer anymore
