Information Literacy Lesson 1 1. Which of the following is a primary source? A. An encyclopedia B. A speech C. A journal article D. A textbook 2. Which of the following documents are considered primary sources? A. Encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries B. Books primarily concerned with the creative process C. Academic journal articles and books published by scholars D. Raw data, diaries, letters, manuscripts, and original accounts 3. The United Nations Statistical Yearbook is an example of a/an A. trade journal. B. almanac. C. directory. D. statistical source. 4. Where is the best place to find information about current developments about a specific topic? A. Thesaurus B. The New York Times C. U.S. Economic Census D. Who's Who 5. Information literacy is defined as a set of skills needed to A. write effectively for research papers. B. learn and speak a second language. C. find, retrieve, analyze, and use information. D. communicate effectively for speech and public speaking. 6. Social networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, are best suited for which of the following types of research? A. Identifying emerging trends in a particular field that may generate ideas for a research project or paper B. Getting leads on current topics, developing trends, and subject matter experts C. Acquiring facts and statistical information D. Acquiring information on original research 7. You can use _______ to track emerging trends in a particular field that may generate ideas for a research project topic. A. almanacs B. subject-specific encyclopedias C. sound recordings D. bulletin boards and listservs 8. Where is the best place to find an organization's contact information? A. A blog B. A dictionary C. A statistical source D. A directory 9. Which of the following sentences about Wikipedia is true? A. All of the content on Wikipedia is written in a biased point of view. B. You should never use Wikipedia during a research project because its information is usually wrong. C. Wikipedia's content can be edited anonymously by anyone at any time, making it an unreliable source. D. You should never use Wikipedia during a research project, even for background research. 10. Which of the following is not a primary source? A. An article in a journal written after the original event B. A speech C. A diary D. A map 11. Periodical indexes are defined as A. directories of journals and magazines used for course work in a specific subject area. B. printed lists of dictionaries, almanacs, and encyclopedias organized in a way that's used to easily locate sources for reference research on a particular topic. C. printed lists of magazines, academic journals, and newspapers classified in a way that's used to easily locate articles on either general or specific subjects. D. directories of books referenced in a course on biology. 12. Identify which of the following is not a step in the research process. A. Choose and refine your topic B. Cite your .

1. Information Literacy Lesson 1
1. Which of the following is a primary source?
A. An encyclopedia
B. A speech
C. A journal article
D. A textbook
2. Which of the following documents are considered primary
sources?
A. Encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries
B. Books primarily concerned with the creative process
C. Academic journal articles and books published by scholars
D. Raw data, diaries, letters, manuscripts, and original accounts
3. The United Nations Statistical Yearbook is an example of
a/an
A. trade journal.
B. almanac.
C. directory.
D. statistical source.
4. Where is the best place to find information about current
developments about a specific topic?
A. Thesaurus
B. The New York Times
C. U.S. Economic Census
D. Who's Who
5. Information literacy is defined as a set of skills needed to
A. write effectively for research papers.
B. learn and speak a second language.
C. find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.
D. communicate effectively for speech and public speaking.

2. 6. Social networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram, are best suited for which of the
following types of research?
A. Identifying emerging trends in a particular field that may
generate ideas for a research project or paper
B. Getting leads on current topics, developing trends, and
subject matter experts
C. Acquiring facts and statistical information
D. Acquiring information on original research
7. You can use _______ to track emerging trends in a particular
field that may generate ideas for a research
project topic.
A. almanacs
B. subject-specific encyclopedias
C. sound recordings
D. bulletin boards and listservs
8. Where is the best place to find an organization's contact
information?
A. A blog
B. A dictionary
C. A statistical source
D. A directory
9. Which of the following sentences about Wikipedia is true?
A. All of the content on Wikipedia is written in a biased point
of view.
B. You should never use Wikipedia during a research project
because its information is usually wrong.
C. Wikipedia's content can be edited anonymously by anyone at
any time, making it an unreliable source.
D. You should never use Wikipedia during a research project,
even for background research.

3. 10. Which of the following is not a primary source?
A. An article in a journal written after the original event
B. A speech
C. A diary
D. A map
11. Periodical indexes are defined as
A. directories of journals and magazines used for course work
in a specific subject area.
B. printed lists of dictionaries, almanacs, and encyclopedias
organized in a way that's used to easily locate sources for
reference
research on a particular topic.
C. printed lists of magazines, academic journals, and
newspapers classified in a way that's used to easily locate
articles on either
general or specific subjects.
D. directories of books referenced in a course on biology.
12. Identify which of the following is not a step in the research
process.
A. Choose and refine your topic
B. Cite your sources
C. Edit your paper
D. Find and retrieve materials
13. The five steps of research consist of
A. choosing and refining your topic, finding and retrieving
materials, evaluating sources, organizing information, and
citing sources.
B. choosing your topic, doing a Web search, doing a Wikipedia
search, performing a Boolean search, and making a
bibliography.
C. choosing search engines, finding and retrieving materials,
evaluating materials, making note cards, and preparing a
bibliography.

4. D. choosing a website, choosing a topic, looking at your
textbook, asking your instructor for direction, and citing
sources.
14. What is the second step in the research process?
A. Evaluate your sources
B. Choose and refine your topic
C. Organize your information
D. Find and retrieve materials
15. _______ holds more than 9 million digital items from more
than 100 historical collections.
A. Wikipedia
B. American Memory Historical Collections for the National
Digital Library
C. ED.gov
D. The National Security Archives
16. Is it okay to use Wikipedia as a source?
A. Sometimes
B. No
C. Yes
D. Only if you're not handing in a research project for an
educational course
17. An example of an almanac is
A. Roget's.
B. National Atlas of the United States.
C. World Book.
D. Old Farmer's.
18. Where is the best place to look for information about a
specific person?
A. Atlas of American History
B. A current biography or book
C. The White Queen

5. D. A trade journal
19. Which of the following research questions will yield the
broadest results?
A. What are the consequences of not following proper sanitation
requirements?
B. Does food need to be handled and prepared differently for
children that are five then for those that are two? How?
C. What kind presentation techniques and tricks can be used to
encourage a child to eat healthy foods?
D. How do I learn more about food safety in terms of children?
20. A directory is defined as an organized list of
A. items and materials used to make crafts in an early childhood
classroom.
B. people and/or organizations of some type and may include
addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
C. veterinary databases for disease identification
D. reference works on food handling and children.
Information Literacy lesson 2
1. Which search engine offers scholarly resources, including
articles and theses, that span countless
disciplines?
A. Bing
B. Academic Index
C. Google Scholar
D. RefSeek
2. The different document types available within EDSeek
(Expanded Academic ASAP) include
A. full text, peer-reviewed, and images.
B. articles, reports, brief articles, author abstracts, letters to
editors, and more.

6. C. publication titles, publication types, and audio selections.
D. magazines, academic journals, books, and newspapers.
3. MetaLib
A. identifies the search engine along with its results and offers
both Web-wide searches and a wide variety of specialty search
options.
B. offers more than 42,000 free ebooks with expired U.S.
copyrights in various formats.
C. provides advanced search options, preference settings, and
search suggestions.
D. searches across multiple U.S. federal government databases,
articles, and citations.
4. The best way to access EDSeek (Expanded Academic ASAP)
is to
A. log into your Penn Foster Student Portal Page and click on
the Library Services Button on the right sidebar.
B. log onto your Penn Foster Student Portal and choose the
Information Literacy course.
C. perform an Internet search for "EDSeek database."
D. perform a search engine search for "EDSeek" and choose
from the list of hits.
5. Examples of common search engines used for research
include
A. Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
B. EDSeek, Reader's Guide, and Dogpile.
C. Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Chrome.
D. Open Library, Project Gutenberg, and The Internet Public
Library.
6. Using a plus (+) sign before a keyword search indicates that
A. it's a mandatory word that must be found in the search.
B. you're eliminating a word from your search results.
C. you're adding a new term to your search.

7. D. it's an optional term within your search.
7. In EDSeek (Expanded Academic ASAP), choosing only peer-
reviewed articles indicates that you'll
A. be able to access and clip the article.
B. see articles that are accompanied with photographs,
diagrams, charts, and other visuals.
C. see return hits that pertain only to academic journals.
D. see only articles containing information that has been
evaluated and verified by experts in a field.
8. Within EDSeek (Expanded Academic ASAP), you'll begin
your search by choosing to search by
A. keyword, publication title, and abstract.
B. report, subject, and brief article.
C. keyword, subject, or publication title.
D. full text, images, and number of pages.
9. Examples of metasearch engines include
A. RefSeek, Internet Explorer, and Chrome.
B. Google Scholar, iSEEK, and Academic Index.
C. Search.com, Dogpile, and MetaLib.
D. Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
10. Which of the following layout elements is shared across
most search engines?
A. A "Sort by: Publication date" option
B. A truncation option
C. Nonprofit advertisements
D. Additional search types
11. Which of the following statements about human-power
search engines is true?
A. People code the search engine so that they'll populate lists of
trending search terms and phrases.
B. The selection process is unregulated, so the results are

8. thought to be of lower quality.
C. Users send in their search request and then the search engine
librarians find materials for them.
D. Links are selected by users.
12. Wildcards
A. are characters that stand for a letter or additional letters of a
word.
B. truncate your search.
C. substitute antonyms and synonyms in your search.
D. are characters that eliminate any variations and return only
the exact spelling of a word in search results.
13. Which of the following is a human-powered search engine?
A. Google
B. MetaLib
C. Dogpile
D. Mahalo
14. Boolean operators include
A. and, with, or not.
B. and, or, not, andnot, or and not.
C. and and not only.
D. or, not, and with.
15. Which of the following sources likely has the most reliable
information?
A. A company-sponsored website with detailed citations
B. A computer science textbook written by an expert in the field
in the early 2000s
C. An article in last month's issue of a peer-reviewed trade
journal
D. A graduate student's blog that was updated ten months ago
16. EDSeek (also known as Expanded Academic ASAP) is
A. Penn Foster's Student Portal providing course materials,

9. exams, and grades.
B. Penn Foster's Digital Library reference and research section.
C. Penn Foster's Community website referencing student posts
and course materials.
D. Penn Foster's electronic database that serves as both a
periodical index and a repository of full-text articles.
17. NoodleTools is a website that
A. enables students to create authentic noodles.
B. provides educational tools, software, and information for
students.
C. provides medical terminology definitions.
D. arranges other websites in a clear and concise order.
18. All of the following are aspects of the search process except
A. automated spiders "crawl" websites and build lists of
keywords.
B. users vote on the relevance of the source, which affects
whether it will appear in future searches.
C. pages containing the searched-for words are located.
D. select information is sent to the search engine's database to
be indexed.
19. It's wise to use more than one search engine when doing a
search because
A. if search results are the same across all the search engines,
you'll know you've found some reliable sources.
B. doing so will assist you in creating a bibliography.
C. using more than one search engine will decrease your search
time.
D. you'll receive a wider range of results, some of which you
might not have gotten using just one.
20. Why is the viewpoint of an author important?
A. It provides you with direct quotes for your research.

10. B. It expresses popular opinion.
C. It helps you to determine whether an article is biased or
unbiased.
D. It states your point of view on a particular topic.