This game quizzes is designed for high school freshmen. It is part of a "Information Literacy and Research" orientation.

1. Welcome to
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2. Rules
• Make sure that your Table Number shows clearly.
• Each table works together. Assign one spokesman for your
table.
• You will have a limited time to answer each question. The
first table to answer correctly “wins” the point.
• Each table has one opportunity to answer each question.
• You cannot raise your hand until all of the answers have
been read.
• The table who answers the most questions correctly wins!

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Question: An important step before you start
searching for information on your topic is to
"brainstorm" keywords or synonyms for your topic.
Which of the following would be the WORST source to
start identifying synonyms for your topic?
ANSWER:
A: Theasaurus B: Google’s
Wonderwheel
C: Articles about D: Destiny
your topic catalog

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Question: Which of the following
"topics" is the most SPECIFIC (narrow)
for a research topic?
ANSWER:
A: Fast food B: Business
management careers
C: Education D: Careers

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Question: When you research a topic, it is
important to know its relationship to other concepts.
Which word or phrase represents the BROADEST or
most general subject under which all of the other
topics would fit?
ANSWER:
A: Treatment B: Illness
C: Flu D: Waterborne

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Topic: Television violence does not make children become violent
TOPIC: Does Television Violence make Children become Violent
Questions suggested by this topic Types of sources you could use
Where can I find background Look through subject
information on violence and media, encyclopedias, such as the
and child violence? Encyclopedia of Psychology.
Look for books from
What research has already been done?
scholarly/academic publishers
Look for research articles in
What kinds of methods have scholars
scholarly/academic journals; look
used to study this question, and what
for books from academic
are the results?
publishers
How does the popular press treat Look for popular magazine
stories of violent acts by children? articles, newspapers
Look for popular magazine
What are some specific examples of
articles, newspapers
acts of violence by children?
Look for primary source material:
Are there any first-person accounts letters to the editor, blog postings,
of violence by children? and interviews published in
reputable journals and books.

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Question: Quickly locate a brief
history of the transistor and its
inventor:
ANSWER:
A: Magazine B: Encyclopedia
article
C: Newspaper D: Book
article

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Question: Where would you find
information about some current,
specific acts of violence by children?
ANSWER:
A: American
Psychological Assoc. B: Scholarly
web site. journal article
D: Newspaper or
C: Encyclopedia popular magazine
articles

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Question: One of your school research projects
requires that you use only primary sources
about a World War II veteran. Which of the
following is an example of a SECONDARY
source and could not be used in your
ANSWER: presentation?
A: A soldier’s journal B: A soldier’s
discharge papers
C: A chapter in a
history book that D: Interview of a
highlights a WW II veteran
soldier's life

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Question: You are preparing a 7-10 slide
PowerPoint presentation outlining cancer
symptoms for health class. Which of the following
sources would provide the best information to
create your presentation?
ANSWER:
A: Science magazine
articles/ encyclopedia B: A government
research database web site
D: Popular magazine
C: News web sites articles from a
database

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Question: In researching steroid use, you look up
your topic on the web and find an article in a
personal blog that claims the use of steroids in high
school girls increased from 1.2 % in 1991 to 5.3% in
2003. Your next BEST step is to:
ANSWER:
A: Save this information so B: See if you can find another
you can cite this source in your blog that has the same info.
Paper.
C: Verify the statistic in D: Verify the statistics
another source, such as a in wikipedia
reference book or journal article

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