Information Literacy Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which one of the following is characteristic of a scholarly journal?
a. glossy photographs and advertisements
b. topics covered are from a variety of fields
c. footnotes and bibliographies are used to cite sources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C
Which source would most likely provide you with objective information for the main
concepts in the statement "Describe the effects of automobile emissions on air quality."
a. an interview with an influential lobbyist
b. a website advocating clean air
c. the latest annual report from a major automobile manufacturer
d. a study from a peer-reviewed periodical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D, "peer-reviewed"
Steinbeck, John. "How, under the most adverse circumstances, love came to Big Joe
Portagee." Tortilla Flat. New York: Viking Press, 1962. 104-109.
The reference above is a bibliographic citation for a
a. journal article
b. interview
, c. Website
d. book chapter - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D
You are required to locate peer-reviewed articles on a topic that was assigned to you in class.
Where would these peer-reviewed articles be published?
a. magazines
b. compendiums
c. journals
d. newspapers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C
A citation is
a. a brief paragraph that summarizes what a book or article is about
b. a book review
c. a description of an electronic database
d. a record of the identifying elements of a book, journal, or website - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- D
A bibliography is
a. a list of countries
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which one of the following is characteristic of a scholarly journal?
a. glossy photographs and advertisements
b. topics covered are from a variety of fields
c. footnotes and bibliographies are used to cite sources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C
Which source would most likely provide you with objective information for the main
concepts in the statement "Describe the effects of automobile emissions on air quality."
a. an interview with an influential lobbyist
b. a website advocating clean air
c. the latest annual report from a major automobile manufacturer
d. a study from a peer-reviewed periodical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D, "peer-reviewed"
Steinbeck, John. "How, under the most adverse circumstances, love came to Big Joe
Portagee." Tortilla Flat. New York: Viking Press, 1962. 104-109.
The reference above is a bibliographic citation for a
a. journal article
b. interview
, c. Website
d. book chapter - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D
You are required to locate peer-reviewed articles on a topic that was assigned to you in class.
Where would these peer-reviewed articles be published?
a. magazines
b. compendiums
c. journals
d. newspapers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C
A citation is
a. a brief paragraph that summarizes what a book or article is about
b. a book review
c. a description of an electronic database
d. a record of the identifying elements of a book, journal, or website - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- D
A bibliography is
a. a list of countries
