Question 1. A good reason to evaluate resources is:

1. To use as many resources as possible
2. To add depth, quality and reliablity to your research
3. To spend more time in the library
4. To spend less time doing research

Question 2. Criteria for evaluating resources include authority, accuracy, currency, coverage and:

1. Appearance
2. Timeliness
3. Objectivity
4. Style

Question 3. The currency of information is particularly important in researching:

1. Science
2. Literature
3. History
4. Music

Question 4. Which of these website domains is least likely to have biased information?

1. .org
2. .com
3. .net
4. .edu

Question 5. Which of these is a source of scholarly information?

1. New York Times
2. Newsday
3. Time Magazine
4. Journal of Applied Linguistics

Question 6. How can you determine whether or not a website is current?

1. Look at the URL extension
2. Look at the style of the graphics
3. Check when it was last updated
4. Determine who is responsible for the site

Question 7. What has more authority, peer-reviewed articles or scholarly articles?

1. Peer-reviewed
2. Scholarly
3. The same

Question 8. In searching by Google, the best sources of information are listed on the first page of results.

1. True
2. False