ELAR Inquiry and Research Skills 2

Question 1

A student finds a website that presents only one side of a debate without acknowledging opposing views. This is an example of which source problem?

Accepted Answer

Bias

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Lack of currency

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Lack of authority

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Lack of accuracy

Question 2

When writing a research paper, which citation format is most commonly required in high school English classes in the United States?

Accepted Answer

MLA

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APA

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Chicago

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Turabian

Question 3

A researcher wants to find peer-reviewed academic articles about climate change. Which database would be MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

JSTOR

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Wikipedia

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Google Images

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Question 4

What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?

Accepted Answer

To provide a summary and evaluation of each source

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To list sources alphabetically without descriptions

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To organize sources by publication date

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To translate foreign-language sources

Question 5

Which search strategy would most effectively narrow results when using a library database?

Accepted Answer

Adding Boolean operator AND between specific terms

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Using only one broad keyword

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Searching with OR between unrelated topics

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Removing all quotation marks from phrases

Question 6

A student quotes three sentences directly from a source without citation. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Plagiarism

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Summarizing

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Paraphrasing

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Synthesizing

Question 7

What does it mean to 'triangulate' information during research?

Accepted Answer

Verifying a claim using three or more independent sources

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Organizing notes into three categories

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Writing three drafts of a research paper

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Citing three authors in a single sentence