ENGLISH 100/105 SEARCH STRATEGY QUIZ

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1. Which of the following types of sources is NOT included in the search results of the Skyline College Library SuperSearch search engine?

eBooks

Academic journal articles

Magazine articles

Newspaper articles

Web pages

References to books in Skyline College Library

2. Most sources found using the Skyline College Library SuperSearch search engine can also be found using Google or other Web search engines.

True

False

3. Identify which of the following statements about the advantages of the Skyline College Library SuperSearch search engine when compared to Google are true or false :

A. In SuperSearch, correctly formatted citations are included for every result.

True

False

B. SuperSearch searches all web pages and web pages are included in the result list

True

False

C. Results in SuperSearch are reliable quality published sources.

True

False

D. Results in SuperSearch can be easily emailed to yourself.

True

False

4. Which of the following advantages of "Research Starter" articles in SuperSearch is NOT an advantage of Wikipedia articles?

"Research Starter" articles can be cited because they are written by identified experts

"Research Starter" articles provide a good overview of general topics

"Research Starter" articles include bibliographies that provide additional sources on the topic

"Research Starter" articles can give you ideas to help you focus on a more specific topic

5. When emailing an article from the Skyline College Library SuperSearch database, what is the default citation format that will be included (if you don't change the format)?

APA (American Psychological Association)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Chicago

Turabian

6. Which of the following is NOT true about academic journal articles?

Academic journal articles are ususally written by professors or researchers

Academic journal articles are the best type of source to use to get an overview of a new topic

Academic journal articles are usually based on research

Academic journal articles are commonly about 10 - 30 pages long

7. In a SuperSearch results list, how do you limit your results to just magazine articles?

Click on the "Magazines" button under a magazine item on the results list.

Click on "Magazines" on the right column under "Extend Your Search".

Click on "Magazines" on the left column under "Source Types".

Click on "Limit by Publication" on the left column.

8. Which of the following research topics will be the most focused and most specific, and will end up with the fewest search results?

What causes children to become overweight?

What is the affect of fast food on children?

Fast food

Does fast food cause children to become overweight?

9. How many key ideas does a well-focused research topic most commonly have?

seven or eight

one

five or six

two or three

10. Once you've done a search in SuperSearch, what's the easiest way to do the same search in Google?

Click on the "Google Search" link under the SuperSearch search box between "Basic Search" and "Advanced Search"

Click the search button in the Google search box on the "Extend Your Search" column on the right side of the SuperSearch results list

Copy all of the search words from the SuperSearch search boxes into Google

Open Google in a new window and enter search words for each of the key ideas of your research topic

11. If your research topic was: How much does a college education improve the income for Latino graduates? and you determined that the topic included the following three key ideas: "college education", income, and Latinos, what should you enter in the three search boxes in the SuperSearch Advanced Search mode to most effectively search for sources on that topic?

"college education" AND Latinos AND income
"college degree" AND Hispanics AND salary
"Bachelor's degree" AND Chicanos AND wages

"college education" OR "college degree" OR "Bachelor's degree"
Latinos OR Hispanics OR Chicanos
income OR salary OR wages

"college education" OR Latinos OR income
"college degree" OR Hispanics OR salary
"Bachelor's degree" OR Chicanos OR wages

"college education" AND "college degree" AND "Bachelor's degree"
Latinos AND Hispanics AND Chicanos
income AND salary AND wages

12. How do you limit a Google search to just search for web pages on college and university websites?

add "academic" to the search words

add (college OR university) to the search words

add site:.edu to the search words

add .edu to the search words

13. How do you limit a Google search to just search for web pages published within the last year?

Click on "Tools" on the top right of the Google results page, then click on the "Any Time" pull-down menu and select "Past year"

Add "past year" to the Google search

Click on "Settings" on the top right of the Google results page, then click on the "Any Time" pull-down menu and select "Past year"

Add the year that you want to limit to the Google search

14. What is one new thing you learned or found useful from reading the Search Strategy information page and/or watching the Search Strategy video?

15. What is one question you have or one thing that you found confusing after reading the Search Strategy information page and/or watching the Search Strategy video?