MVMS Sixth Grade Information Literacy Survey - Roen

This survey will help Ms. Palmer find out what you learned about different kinds of research. Please be as honest as you can be. If you don’t know the answer, leave it blank instead of guessing. Thank you!

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In the World Book encyclopedia, where can you find the date someone was born and when they died?

Mark all of the ways you can tell if a web site has reliable information.

The web site address ends in .gov
The web site is one of the top three hits on a Google search.
The web site author is a professor in that subject area.
The web site is from a well-known, trustworthy organization such as the Red Cross.

Which web site should you be especially cautious about using because just about anyone can edit the information on it?

When using Google to find web sites about the environmental harm caused by making plastic, which of the following would be good keywords to use?

plastic AND pollution
“how does plastic hurt the environment”
Plastic
Environment web sites

You can only access our databases, SIRS and EBSCO, from the library computers.

True
False

What kinds of information or documents do our databases, SIRS and EBSCO, offer? How are they different from using web sites?

If you want to find information about Aristophanes in the World Book encyclopedia, what would you do first?

Look in the index at the back of the “A” volume.
Look for “Aristophanes” in the “A” volume.
Look for “Ancient Greece” in the “A” volume.
Look for “Greece, Arts” in the “G” volume.

How would you find detailed information about Aristophanes' plays in a 150-page biography? (Check all that apply.)

Use the index to look up "Aristophanes."
Use the table of contents to find "Works."
Skim the pictures and captions to find images of his plays being performed.
Use the glossary to find the word "satire."

Where did you find the most detailed information about your famous Ancient Greek?

Web site
Database Article
Encyclopedia
Biography

Where did you find acurate information the quickest?

Website
Database article
Encyclopedia
Biography

Which source had information that was easiest to read and understand?

Web site
Database article
Encyclopedia
Biography

Name *

Social Studies Teacher *

Ms. Roen
Ms. Pompanin
Ms. Smith
Mr. Septka