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WorksheetsInternet Search - BrainPOP
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Search engines are designed to __________ the number of web pages you need to browse to find information.
Increase
Determine
Reduce
Sort
What are the two most important keywords in the query, "What is the capital of Florida?"
What and capital
Capital and the
Florida and the
Capital and Florida
Which strategy is most likely to improve a search engine query?
Write it as a complete sentence
Re-order the keywords
Use proper punctuation
Add more search terms
If you accidentally type "chicken noodle soap" into a search engine, which results are mostly likely?
Unusually scented bath products
Recipes for soup
Tips for how to clean livestock
No results
What can you infer about a term that a search engine automatically completes?
Many people have used it recently
It's the best way to phrase your query
An advertiser paid for its placement
The search engine has correctly guessed your query
Searching for "outer solar system," quotation marks included, will return results that:
Contain "outer", "solar", or "system"
Contain any two of "outer", "solar", and "system"
Contains the phrase, "outer solar system"
Contain photos, but not videos, of the outer solar system
In search queries, what do "+" and "-" have in common?
They indicate relevant keywords
They indicate irrelevant keywords
They widen the scope of the search
They limit the number of hits
Which search term will return the most hits?
Fred Rogers
"Fred Rogers"
"Fred Rogers" + television
"Fred Rogers" - television
Which search term will return results about George W. Bush's term as governor, but not his terms as President?
"George W. Bush" + Texas + President
George W. Bush Texas not President
"George W. Bush" + Texas - President
George W. Bush - Texas - President
Web pages near the top of search results are generally the most:
Relevant to your search
Recently updated
Likely to have advertising
Likely to include primary sources
