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Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the benefit of gathering

background information after you have a specific research topic in mind?
Question options:

Gathering background information will give you all the information you need to research
your topic.

Gathering background information can help you keep track of your research to avoid
plagiarizing.

Gathering background information can help you narrow the focus of your topic.

Gathering background information can help you fill in the gaps after you have finished

your research to see what you may have missed on the topic.

Question
2

Once you have identified the key concepts of a topic or research question and
thought of additional keywords (synonyms or related terms), the next step is to
use a combination of key concepts and keywords to develop a __________.
Question options:

Boolean operator

search heading

subject heading

search statement

Question
3

Which is a vital component of effective search statements that allows you to

combine search terms to broaden or narrow your search?
Question options:

related terms

keywords

truncation

Boolean operators

Question
4

Match the appropriate search statement to the types of searches listed below.

__2_
_

network OR security

1
.

both search terms present

__6_
_

network AND (security OR protection)

2
.

either search term present

__1_
_

network AND security

3
.

excluding one search term

__5_
_

"network security"

4
.

retrieves alternative word endings

__4_
_

network* AND secur*

5
.

search terms combined as a phrase

__3_
_

network NOT security

6
.

alternative keywords in a search

Question 5

Which is an example of a search statement correctly using the advanced

searching technique nesting?

Question options:

apple AND "farmer's market"

apple OR pear AND farm

terms assigned to describe items in database

(apple OR pear) AND "farmer's market"

Question
6

Which advanced searching technique is correctly used in the search statement:

toddler AND "Montessori school"
Question options:

phrase searching

truncation

nesting

no advanced searching technique is used in the search statement

Question
7

A scientist generating data based on observations of the life cycle of a butterfly

and a college student writing a critique of a work of art are both examples of:
Question options:

common knowledge

peer review

information creation

secondary sources

Question

The production and use of __________ is typically cyclical.

Question options:

primary sources

database records

search statements

academic research

Question
9

The most common types of information you will encounter when doing academic
research are __________.
Question options:

primary and secondary sources

firsthand accounts and primary sources

MLA and APA citations

library databases and search engines

Question
10

Which of the following best describes the difference between primary and
secondary sources?
Question options:

Primary sources are sources of information or data that have been interpreted, evaluated,
or analyzed, and secondary sources are sources that interpret, evaluate, or analyze
primary sources.

Primary sources are sources of information or data that have not been interpreted,
evaluated, or analyzed, and secondary sources are sources that interpret, evaluate, or
analyze primary sources.

Primary sources are sources of information or data that are not interpreted, evaluated, or
analyzed, and secondary sources are sources that only interpret, evaluate, or analyze
secondary sources.

There is no obvious difference between primary sources and secondary sources.

Question 11

Your instructor told you that one of your selected sources listed below is not a
secondary source. Which of these sources will you have to replace?
Question options:

criminal justice textbook

eyewitness account

literature review published in a law journal

all three are examples of secondary sources

Question
12

Your instructor told you that one of your selected sources listed below is not a
primary source. Which of these sources will you have to replace?
Question options:

trial transcript

prisoner's diary

criminal justice literature review

census data

Question
13

Which of the following statements best describes academic libraries? Academic

libraries:
Question options:

contain materials that support the research needs of faculty and students.

include four-year public college libraries, four-year private college libraries, university
libraries, and two-year community college libraries.

include many that are open to the public and if you are unable to borrow materials, you
can often use their resources on site.

all of the above

Question
14

Which of the following statements best describes public libraries? Public

libraries:
Question options:

may be a good place to start your academic research even though most do not own the
large collections of scholarly books and specialized journals appropriate for more indepth investigation that a research library contains.

do not vary in the amount and types of resources offered.

do not have electronic research databases.

are only located in cities or towns with more than 250,000 people.

Question
15

The following statements describe government depository libraries, except:

Question options:

Government depository libraries have broad collections that can be used for research on
governmental issues.

Government depository libraries were established by Congress to ensure the American

public has access to published US government information.

Government depository libraries often include state law libraries.

Government documents are available only in print form in a government depository

library.

Question
16

Which library research databases include information about articles published in

magazines, journals, and newspapers?
Question options:

periodical databases

statistical databases

reference databases

electronic book databases

Question
17

You need to locate an article that (1) is published by a university or professional

association, (2) is authored by clearly defined experts with significant knowledge
in the subject area, or scholars and/or researchers, and (3) includes a
bibliography. Which source would best meet your needs?

Question options:

a newspaper article

an article from a trade publication

a magazine article

a scholarly journal article

Question
18

Choose which article title would most likely be described by the database subject
headings victims of famine, Ireland, history.
Question options:

"Irish Babies, African Mothers: Rites of Passage and Rights in Citizenship in PostMillennial Ireland"

"'Good Man, Mary!' Women Musicians and the Fraternity of Irish Traditional Music"

"How Many Irish Potato Famine Deaths? Toward Coherence of the Evidence"

"'The Gloomy Forebodings of this Dread Disease,' Climate, Famine and Sleeping
Sickness in East Africa"

Question
19

Once you have (1) performed a search in a database, (2) reviewed the list of
results, and (3) evaluated a specific source from the results list, what is the next
step?
Question options:

identify the author

cite the source in your paper

evaluate the content of the source

determine the date it was published

Question
20

For your research paper on the history of Maui, you locate a source covering the
overall history of the Hawaiian Islands. As you evaluate the source, however, you
decide not to use it in your research because it never mentions Maui. This
significant omission of information falls under what criterion for evaluating
resources?
Question options:

authority

reliability

currency

coverage

Question
21

Which of the following statements about when to cite sources is true?

Question options:

If you quote another work word for word, you must put the passage in quotation marks,
but you need not include a citation in a works cited or references list.

If you paraphrase or summarize an idea from another work, you must also supply an intext citation or reference to the source as well as a full citation at the end of your paper.

If you quote another work word for word, you do not have to put the passage in quotation
marks and only need to use a citation in the text of your paper.

If you paraphrase or summarize an idea from another work, you must supply an in-text
citation or reference to the source, but do not need a full citation at the end of your paper.

Question
22

Most citation styles require similar elements (e.g., author, publication date, title,
etc.) to be included in the citation, no matter if you are using MLA style, APA
style, or Chicago style.
Question options:

True

False

Part 2

For a course on contemporary issues in science, you are assigned to write a research
paper on a current issue. You have chosen the topic "genetically modified foods." Your
assignment indicates that you should use a variety of resources, including books,
articles, and websites, to find information for your paper.

Question 23

Applying evaluation criteria for web sources, which of the following seems most
appropriate to use in your research on genetically modified foods?
Question options:

website of a company that produces genetically modified corn, last updated in 2002

essay on genetics in foods posted on a well-known university's website that is unfinished

and has no author and no date

website of a vegetarian activist group that advocates organic food production

annotated bibliography on genetically altered crops published in 2013 by a federal

agricultural agency

Question
24

Which of the following search statements would be most likely to retrieve

relevant articles on the topic of the health risks of genetically modified foods for
children with food allergies?
Question options:

allerg* AND (child* OR youth) AND "genetically modified foods"

"genetically modified foods" AND health

(nutrition OR allergies) AND child*

health AND risk AND (child* OR youth) AND allergies

Question
25

You have found a journal article that analyzes recent trends in genetically
engineered crop research. This article would be considered which type of
information?

Question options:

primary

secondary

Question
26

After searching for information on your topic in the library catalog, web search
tools, and library databases, you have still not found enough material on your
topic. What should you do next?
Question options:

broaden your keywords and revise your search statement

narrow your keywords to include more specific terms on the topic

change your topic to one that is covered in your textbook

write the paper using the materials you found

Information

You have found the following database record when searching for articles on
your research topic. Use it to answer the next two questions.
Strategies to Evaluate the Safety of Bioengineered Foods
Delaney, Bryan
International Journal of Toxicology; Sept. 2007, Vol. 26 Issue 5, pp. 389399
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Genetically modified foods
Transgenic plants
Bioengineering
Herbicide resistance
Pesticide resistance
Herbicides
Analytical biochemistry
Food Biotechnology
Toxicology

Question 27

What is the title of the article?

Question options:

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

International Journal of Toxicology

Strategies to Evaluate the Safety of Bioengineered Foods

Genetically modified foods

Question
28

Which of the following is a subject heading for this article?

Question options:

Delaney, Bryan

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Food Biotechnology

Genetically modified organisms

Information

You have found the following journal article citation in the library database
Academic Search Complete.

Genetically modified food from crops: progress, pawns, and possibilities. By: Morin,
Xenia. Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, Oct. 2008, Vol. 392 Issue 3, pp. 333340.

Question 29

Which of the following citations is the correct MLA format for an academic journal
article from a library database?
Question options:

Morin, X. Genetically modified food from crops: Progress, pawns, and possibilities. Analytical
& Bioanalytical Chemistry 392.3 (2008): 33340. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Nov.
2009.

Morin, Xenia. "Genetically Modified Food from Crops: Progress, Pawns, and
Possibilities." Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry volume 392, issue 3 (2008): 33340.

Morin, Xenia. "Genetically Modified Food from Crops: Progress, Pawns, and
Possibilities." Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol. 392, no.3, 2008, pp.333
40.Academic Search Complete, http://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login?
url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=a9h&AN=34178694&login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Morin, X. "Genetically Modified Food from Crops: Progress, Pawns, and

Possibilities." Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry 392.3 (2008): 33340. Academic Search
Complete. University of Maryland University College. 22 Nov. 2009.

Questi
on 30

You need to find a scholarly article on the laws and regulations governing
genetically modified organisms. Based on the citation information (to help
determine if it is scholarly) and article abstract (to help determine if it is relevant)
below, this article is__________.
Citation Information:
State of exception in the regulation of genetically modified organisms in Brazil. By:
Pelaez, Victor. Science & Public Policy (SPP), Feb. 2009, Vol. 36 Issue 1, pp. 6171.
Author (Prof. Victor Pelaez) Affiliations: Department of Economics, Federal University of
Paran, Av. Pref. Lothrio Meissner 632, 880210-170 Curitiba -- PR, Brazil.
Abstract:
The regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Brazil has involved intense
disputes between the three branches of government (legislative, executive and
judiciary). This process arose out of a class-action suit that overruled a decision
authorizing the commercial release of GM soybeans by the regulatory body.
Question options:

relevant and scholarly

relevant but not scholarly

irrelevant but scholarly

irrelevant and not scholarly