Research and Internet Skills Quiz

What does “research” mean?

• Copying information from a website

• Finding information about something you don’t know

• Writing your own opinion

• Asking your friends for answers

Which of these is NOT a good source for research?

• Books

• Teachers

• Online games

• Newspapers

What tool do you use to find information online?

• Keyboard

• Search engine

• Mouse

• Printer

Which of the following is a web browser?

• Google Chrome

• Bing

• Yahoo

• Ask.com

One advantage of using the internet for research is:

• It is slow

• It only has text

• You can access it anywhere

• It gives false information

One disadvantage of using the internet is:

• It’s too fast

• There’s too much information

• It only works at school

• It can’t show pictures

What is plagiarism?

• Using information in your own words

• Reading from many websites

• Copying someone else’s work and saying it’s yours

• Sharing your notes with friends

What should you do if you find information that’s too hard to understand?

• Ignore it

• Use kid-friendly sites or look up words

• Copy it anyway

• Change the topic

You should trust everything you find on the internet.

• False

• True

Google, Bing, and Yahoo are examples of search engines.

• False

• True