ELA CST TEST PREP WEEK #1
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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, 1990. Print.
B. Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk
Carton. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.
Print.
C. B. Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk
Carton. New York: Bantam Books, 1990. Print.
D. Mrs. Cooney. The Face on the Milk Carton.
New York: Bantam Books, 1990. Print.
ANSWER
B. Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk
Carton. New York: Bantam Books,
1990. 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-todate facts about the planets. Which of the
following resource choices would you make?
A
B
C
D
Encyclopedia and world atlas
Web site and almanac
Science textbook and world atlas
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.