1) What steps should you take to define your research topic?
State your topic as a question
Identify keywords
If needed, broaden or narrow your topic
All of the above

2) What are the keywords in the question, "What are the symptoms of diabetes in children?"
what, are, symptoms, children, diabetes
diabetes, condition, children, Type I diabetes
symptoms, children, diabetes
symptoms of diabetes in children

3) If you searched for "bilingual education" and got too much information, what could you do next?
Narrow your topic by adding concrete and specific terms
Ask a librarian for assistance in choosing your information source and formulating your search terms
Change your topic to something easier
Both A and B are correct

4) If you find too little or too much information when you begin your research you may need to:
Narrow or broaden your topic
Restate your topic as a question
Repeat the process of picking out the keyword and making a list of synonyms or related terms
All of the above

5) Identify the keywords in this question, "What are the statistics on drinking and driving?"
statistics, drinking, and
what, statistics, drinking, driving
statistics, drinking, driving
drinking, and, driving

6) Which of the following questions could you use to focus or narrow the topic on "drinking and driving?"
How does drinking affect driving?
What are the laws on drinking and driving?
What are the statistics on drinking and driving?
All of the above.

7) After you have decided on your keywords for your research question, what can you do to think of additional words to use when searching for information?
Use Boolean logic to formulate your search term
Make a list of synonyms and related terms for your keywords
Consult reference sources to find information
Evaluate the currency of your sources

8) Your research topic is things parents can do to improve their relationships with their teenage children. What keywords would you use to find articles on the topic?
children, mom, secrets
teens, parents, problems, drugs
kids, drinking, secrets, parents
teens, parents, relationships

9) Which of the following questions is the broadest and will yield the most information for a 10 page research paper?
What were the causes leading to the Civil War in the U.S.?
Who discovered the cure for polio?
What event resulted in the defeat of Japan by the United States in World War II?
What was the most important event in the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. in the 1960’s?

10) You can identify the keywords in your topic by picking out significant terms from the question you formulated.
True
False