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chapter1 lesson 3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The letters at the end of an Internet address that indicate it is a government Web site are ______. | .gov |
| An example of a reference book is ______. | an encyclopedia |
| Plagiarism is ______. | copying the work of another person |
| The best way to avoid plagiarism is to ______. | include a reference to the author |
| A reliable resource for researching a historical topic will most likely be nonfiction. | TRUE. |
| The first step in researching history is to _______. | choose a topic |
| The author of an Internet article is not an important detail to notice when you evaluate a source. | FALSE. |
| Which of the following is most likely a trustworthy source? | an academic journal article about medieval Japan |
| A Web site with the ending .org is more likely to contain biased information than a Web site with the ending .gov. | TRUE. |
| The values of today's society should be used to evaluate historical events. | FALSE |
| Plagiarism | to presents someone's work as your own without giving proper credit |
| URL | the general term for an address of an online resource |
| Topic | the first step in a research project is to identify the topic |
| credentials | well-known authors of reliable articles will have these to show that they are experts |
| Facts | historical research should rely on primary sources and FACTS or statements that can be proven to be true. |
| Question note cards are most important because they | become your research tools |
| How can you distinguish fact from opinion in historical writing? | Look for biased statements of opinion |
| After you have gathered information and answer the questions on your note cards, the next step in writing your report is to | develop an outline |
| Besides the information that you found, something else that should be on your note cards is | the books books you used to find your information |
| When trying to decide if your selected research topic is too narrow, you should test it by | looking it up in the encyclopedia |