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Global Perspectives Research

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reliable sources are always the first Google result.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
What is a warning sign that a website might NOT have trustworthy information? 
a)
the author is an expert
b)
the information comes from a well-known newspaper
c)

It is not clear who the author is and there are adverts for products and/or services

d)
the information is current
3.

A reliable source is

a)
biased.
b)
trusted.
c)
promoting a product.
d)
google.
4.
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
a)
Bias
b)
Propaganda
c)
Symbolism
d)
Media
5.
What is a big clue that information on a webpage is not trustworthy?
a)
Plain looking logo.
b)
Spelling and grammar mistakes.
c)
Links to other sources of information.
d)
Lots of text, not a lot of pictures.
6.

The students can best conclude that the creators of the posters -

a)

are historical experts

b)

have different viewpoints

c)

are misinformed

d)

need to include more pictures

7.

If you wanted to find more information on the most popular birthday presents, which source would be the most helpful?

a)

A birthday announcement in the newspaper

b)

A Consumer Report's article titled Top 10 Birthday Gifts

c)

An interview with a person shopping at the mall

d)

A party invitation from a friend

8.

Why should you cite your resources?

a)

To give credit to the people created it and avoid being accused of plagiarism

b)

To copy another person's work

c)

To use it as our own

d)

None of the above

9.

You quote a line from a very popular song in your essay and don’t cite it because everyone knows who sings it. This is...

a)

plagiarism

b)

not plagiarism

c)

academic honesty

d)

musical

10.

You find a chart that will really strengthen one of the major points of your essay. You don’t cite it because it’s just a chart and they do not need to be documented. This is...

a)

providing credibility to the person who created the chart

b)

academic honesty

c)

plagiarism

d)

using facts

11.

You find an excellent idea in an article and you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source because it is completely in your own words. This is...

a)

great research

b)

academic honesty

c)

lazy

d)

plagiarism

12.
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
B. Decide upon a topic
C. Find information on your topic
D. List what you already know
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, D, A, C
c)
D, A, C, B
d)
B, A, C, D
13.

A ______ resource is one "the reader can trust. We trust that the author’s ideas are [their] own and can be backed up with evidence. ”

a)

timely

b)

credible

c)

scholarly

d)

relevant

14.

The first step when you want to research a topic is to...

a)

head straight to Wikipedia to get a general knowledge of the topic.

b)

check out a book about the topic

c)

ask yourself what you already know- this helps you narrow your research's focus.

d)

ask for help from an adult

15.

What is a URL?

a)

computer software program

b)

An acronym for Unlimited Resources for Learning

c)

The address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web

d)

A search engine

16.

Tina wants to write a report related to illegal burning of waste because her neighbourhood suffers from this problem. Before she chooses a title, she should..

a)

interview local people about the problem of waste fires

b)

research the issue to make sure that it affects communities on a national and global level

c)

find research online relating to her community and waste disposal

d)

go to the library and research illegal waste disposal

17.

Statistics ......................support your argument in a report and/or project

a)

always

b)

can

c)

never

d)

mustn't

18.

How do you evaluate a web page?

a)

You confirm that the author or site an authority on the subject.

b)

You check to see if the author has been objective.

c)

You check to see if the information is current

d)

You do as many of the above as possible