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Internet Search - BrainPOP

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Search engines are designed to __________ the number of web pages you need to browse to find information.

a)

Increase

b)

Determine

c)

Reduce

d)

Sort

2.

What are the two most important keywords in the query, "What is the capital of Florida?"

a)

What and capital

b)

Capital and the

c)

Florida and the

d)

Capital and Florida

3.

Which strategy is most likely to improve a search engine query?

a)

Write it as a complete sentence

b)

Re-order the keywords

c)

Use proper punctuation

d)

Add more search terms

4.

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

a)

Unusually scented bath products

b)

Recipes for soup

c)

Tips for how to clean livestock

d)

No results

5.

What can you infer about a term that a search engine automatically completes?

a)

Many people have used it recently

b)

It's the best way to phrase your query

c)

An advertiser paid for its placement

d)

The search engine has correctly guessed your query

6.

Searching for "outer solar system," quotation marks included, will return results that:

a)

Contain "outer", "solar", or "system"

b)

Contain any two of "outer", "solar", and "system"

c)

Contains the phrase, "outer solar system"

d)

Contain photos, but not videos, of the outer solar system

7.

In search queries, what do "+" and "-" have in common?

a)

They indicate relevant keywords

b)

They indicate irrelevant keywords

c)

They widen the scope of the search

d)

They limit the number of hits

8.

Which search term will return the most hits?

a)

Fred Rogers

b)

"Fred Rogers"

c)

"Fred Rogers" + television

d)

"Fred Rogers" - television

9.

Which search term will return results about George W. Bush's term as governor, but not his terms as President?

a)

"George W. Bush" + Texas + President

b)

George W. Bush Texas not President

c)

"George W. Bush" + Texas - President

d)

George W. Bush - Texas - President

10.

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

a)

Relevant to your search

b)

Recently updated

c)

Likely to have advertising

d)

Likely to include primary sources