ELA Research Skills 2

Question 1

A student wants to find peer-reviewed articles about climate change. Which database is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

JSTOR or PubMed

Answer

JSTOR and PubMed are academic databases that index peer-reviewed, scholarly articles.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a PRIMARY source?

Accepted Answer

A diary entry written by a soldier during the Vietnam War

Answer

A diary written during an event is a primary source because it is a firsthand, original account.

Question 3

When paraphrasing a source in a research paper, a student MUST:

Accepted Answer

Still cite the original source

Answer

Even when paraphrasing, you must cite the original source to give credit and avoid plagiarism.

Question 4

A student finds a website ending in .gov. What can they generally conclude?

Accepted Answer

It is maintained by a US government agency and is likely reliable

Answer

.gov domains are reserved for official US government agencies, making them generally credible sources.

Question 5

Which Boolean operator would NARROW a search to results containing both 'solar energy' AND 'cost'?

Accepted Answer

AND

Answer

The AND operator requires both terms to appear in results, narrowing the search.

(ELA) English Language Arts Practice Test