ELA CST TEST PREP WEEK #1 QUIZ YOURSELF AT CLICK ON: From Mrs. Slim, your FJUHSD Teacher-Librarian

1. Which of the following citations is written in the correct format? A. Caroline B. Cooney. The Face on the Milk Carton. New York: Bantam Books, Print. B. Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk Carton. New York: Bantam Books, Print. C. B. Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk Carton. New York: Bantam Books, Print. D. Mrs. Cooney. The Face on the Milk Carton. New York: Bantam Books, Print.

ANSWER Print. B. Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk Carton. New York: Bantam Books, Print. (It is always the author’s last name, comma, first name, then middle initial.)

2. What is a term used to describe what a book or journal article is about? A. Bibliography B. Library catalog C. Research database D. Subject heading

ANSWER D. Subject heading

3. You are completing your research paper on the devastation of the Amazon rainforest caused by logging. You locate a statistic from a recent newsletter created by the Lumberjacks of the Great Northwest. Which of the following best reflects the credibility of this source? A. This is a credible source because there is a clear author. B. This is a credible source because there are images and graphs. C. This is not a credible source because the author is likely to be biased. D. This is not a credible source because there are misspellings.

ANSWER C. This is not a credible source because the author is likely to be biased.

4. As a student begins his/her research, which person would be most helpful in guiding him? A) a school counselor B) a geography teacher C) a school principal D) a school librarian Research and Technology 1.3 (CST Release Test Question)

ANSWER D) a school librarian (The school librarian can show you the resources you’ll need.)

5. You have chosen a project in science class that will require you to locate up-to- date facts about the planets. Which of the following resource choices would you make? A Encyclopedia and world atlas B Web site and almanac C Science textbook and world atlas D Dictionary and Web site

ANSWER B Web site and almanac

6. If you write a research paper, do your original ideas in the paper belong to you? A. Yes, but only if you apply for a copyright. B. Yes, the ideas are your intellectual property. C. Yes, but only if the paper is published. D. No, student papers are not protected works. E. No, they belong to the teacher for whom you wrote the paper.

ANSWER B. Yes, the ideas are your intellectual property.

7. Does the excerpt below illustrate fact, opinion, or bias? “According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 39% of adults say they have a gun at home and an additional 2% say they have a gun somewhere else on the property or in a car or truck.” A. Bias B. Fact C. Opinion D. Mostly fact with some opinion

ANSWER B. Fact

8. If you wanted to search for a topic that has several components, such as nutrition for pregnant women, which Boolean operator would you use? A. And B. But C. Not D. Or

ANSWER A. And

9. You want to include the ideas from the following quotation from School Sports News in your research paper. Which of the following options below demonstrates the correct use of paraphrasing? Citation: Krenkle, Cory M. "Soccer’s New Status." School Sports News 2 Feb. 2007: 16. “Soccer is quickly gaining popularity in America. More schools continue to add soccer to their list of competitive varsity sports. In fact, most high schools that offer varsity soccer have a feeder program in the elementary and intermediate grades so that players come to the sport with a good number of skills and knowledge of the rules of the game.”

A.According to Krenkle, soccer has become very popular in America, partly due to the fact that there are elementary and middle school soccer teams that prepare children to play in high school. B. Soccer’s increasing popularity in America is seen in the increasing number of high schools that offer it as a varsity sport. In order to have participants with an understanding of the rules and basic skills, these school districts offer soccer to their younger students (Krenkle 16). C. Most high schools that offer varsity soccer have a feeder program in the elementary and intermediate grades so that players come to the sport with a good number of skills and knowledge of the rules of the game (Krenkle 16). D. “Soccer is quickly gaining popularity in America. More schools continue to add soccer to their list of competitive varsity sports” (Krenkle).

ANSWER B. Soccer’s increasing popularity in America is seen in the increasing number of high schools that offer it as a varsity sport. In order to have participants with an understanding of the rules and basic skills, these school districts offer soccer to their younger students (Krenkle 16).

10. You go to the public library to get research help on your Supreme Court paper for government class. The public library employs a number of people, and each employee has different responsibilities and skills. Which employee should you contact to get the research help that you need? A. The staff member placing books on the shelves. B. The staff member checking books out at the circulation desk. C. The staff member monitoring the computer lab. D. The staff member working at the reference desk.

ANSWER D. The staff member working at the reference desk.