ELA Juniors Types of Information Sources
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- Q1Name the source type that you would use to find primary accounts of original findings written by researchers.ReferenceScholarly or Academic JournalMagazineNewspaper30s
- Q2Name the type of source that you would use to find current issues, popular culture, different points of view.MagazineAll of the aboveNewspaperTrade Journals30s
- Q3What type of source is useful when trying to find background information?MagazineNewspaperReferenceScholarly or Academic Journal30s
- Q4A database is a type of source.TrueFalse30s
- Q5Dictionaries are a type of reference source.TrueFalse30s
- Q6Which of these sources almost NEVER requires References, a Works Cited, or a Bibliography?WebsiteNon-fiction BooksReferenceScholarly or Academic Journal30s
- Q7What type of source would you use to find an in-depth examination of any given topic?Fiction bookNonfiction bookNewspaperMagazine30s
- Q8World Book Encyclopedia is an example of what type of source?Reference SourceNewspaperJournalMagazine30s
- Q9What type of source is Google?WikipediaGoogle is not a source but a search engine that helps you find sources.DatabaseWebsite30s
- Q10When researching, you should only use one type of source.TrueFalse30s