Please answer all questions. If you are unsure of an answer, make
your best guess.

• 1) Go to the World Book Encyclopedia and find the book labeled "INDEX".
  Look up Johnny Cash. Go to the book and page indicated in the
  index. Skim through the pages on Johnny Cash. What is the name of
  the town and state where Johnny Cash lived?
  
• 2) A fact is
  

  information that is true
  someone's thoughts on a subject
  a question on a test
• 3) When planning your research it is important to
  

  think about the sources or types of materials to use
  know how many sources you need
  decide which keywords to use
  all of the above
• 4) An encyclopedia can be used for
  

  basic information on a topic
  word definitions
  finding quotes
• 5) A Boolean search uses the terms
  

  and, or, not
  always, sometimes, never
  except, if...then
• 6) An atlas is a book of
  

  authors' addresses
  zip codes
  maps
• 7) Before using information, you should check to see if it is
  

  up-to-date, a fact, or an opinion
  available on DVD
  available on audio tape
• 8) A computer program that indexes Web sites is
  

  a search engine
  a dictionary
  a telephone book
  all of the above
• 9) A keyword is
  

  a word that tells you exactly what it means
  a way to search for information
  an important vocabulary word
• 10) Before doing research, you should
  

  know what questions you are trying to answer
  know what information you need to answer questions
  know where to find the information
  all of the above
• 11) When using information from a Web site for school projects, the
  best question to ask yourself is
  

  "Can I order products from this site?"
  "Are these pictures/graphs/charts colorful enough?"
  "Who is the author of this information and is it correct?"
• 12) An abstract is
  

  the full text of an article
  a hard copy of an article
  a brief summary of an article