Search & Filtering
1.The grammatical concept of case is realized by nouns and pronouns in English in three forms.Identify the form of the case of the words written in bold in the following sentences:
a)HIS parents live in something
b)JOE BIDEN is the newly elected president of the United States of America
c)Gloria addressed THEM
d)The teacher taught BONGANI in Grade Two
e)These are MICHAEL'S book
Hidden from the teacher and learners but consciously learnt by spending time in the environment,such as schools and classroom
You have been assigned a two-page paper to discuss recent political activity in the Middle East. In which source below would you find the most current information?
a.
An online encyclopaedia
b.
An online newspaper index
c.
A general search engine like Google
d.
An online edition of a book on the Middle East
Access the search engine Dogpile. What is the first question you have to answer?
a.
Are you a robot?
b.
Is Dogpile a metasearch engine?
c.
Do you want to do an advance search?
d.
Use Go Fetch to search.
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” Research this saying and indicate which skills it refers to:
a.
Computer skills including typing
b.
Reading and writing
c.
Skimming and scanning
d.
Gaming tactics
You are searching in your online library catalogue for primary source material about the author Miriam Tlali. Which search will you use to locate these sources? Select the best strategy for your next search.
a.
Keyword
b.
Subject
c.
Author
d.
Title
Academic integrity includes certain rules. Which one of the following is not a rule?
a.
Acknowledge sources used
b.
Change information to suit the topic
c.
Do your own work
d.
Protect your own work
Two activities involved in planning information for an assignment are:
a.
Locating relevant sources; selecting the information.
b.
Visiting an academic library; using the catalogue.
c.
Identifying the keywords; writing an outline.
d.
Evaluating information; writing the task.
South African students’ preferred mode of access to information is via:
a.
Word of mouth
b.
Personal computers
c.
Websites
d.
Smartphones
If I do not understand the retrieved information at first, I should …
a.
Ignore it and use other sources
b.
Check it for simplicity
c.
Assess the cost
d.
Read it again; check a dictionary
