1) Why is it important to use academic sources for university assignments? a) They are reviewed by experts and provide reliable information b) They are written in simple language c) They are easier to find than other sources d) They contain opinions rather than facts 2) Which of the following is NOT an academic source? a) A peer-reviewed journal article b) A textbook from a university publisher c) A personal blog post d) A government research report 3) Why should you avoid using full sentences in a database search? a) Databases cannot read full sentences b) Full sentences give better results c) Databases prefer long questions d) Full sentences help find more sources 4) What is the best way to identify keywords from a research question? a) Use only verbs in the question b) Find the most important words that describe the topic c) Use as many words as possible d) Only use words that appear more than once in the question 5) What is a synonym for "job market" that could improve a database search? a) Labour market b) Job interview c) Career advice d) Employment contract 6) How can synonyms help improve a database search? a) They confuse the search engine b) They help find more relevant results c) They limit the number of sources d) They make the search take longer 7) What does the wildcard * (asterisk) do in a search? a) It finds different word endings b) It replaces entire words c) It removes unwanted words d) It only finds exact matches 8) Which search term will find both "globalisation" (UK) and "globalization" (US)? a) globali?ation b) globalisation OR globalization c) "globalisation globalization" d) global* 9) What is the purpose of Boolean operators in database searching? a) To combine or limit search results b) To make searches faster c) To check for spelling errors d) To generate citations automatically 10) Which Boolean operator would you use to exclude a word from your search? a) AND b) OR c) NOT d) WITH 11) How does phrase searching improve database searches? a) It searches only in the title of an article b) It forces the database to find words in an exact order c) It makes the search slower d) It excludes certain words 12) Why should students refine their search terms when using academic databases? a) To find better, more relevant sources b) To reduce the number of sources to one c) To avoid reading too many articles d) To find only free sources

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