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1. You have been asked to find research on the question 'should an Entertainment Tax be allowed?' Which keywords or phrases will NOT help you narrow your search?
bottled water
taxes
movie rentals

2. In the following research topic, what keywords will find the most relevant results: 'What are the side effects of tattoos on young people?'
health, aspects, tattoos
hepatitis, adolescents
tattoos, adolescents, health
adolescents, risk behavior
HIV, tattoos

3. The keywords 'car NOT accident' would yield the fewest results for a topic of 'car accidents'.
False
True

4. Choosing a topic you find interesting is:
no way to select a topic
the best way to select a topic
the worst way to select a topic

5. The topic 'cats' is:
too broad
too manageable
too narrow

6. You are unsure what form of the words to enter for your topic, 'classifying plants'. What approach would yield the best results?
information AND class? AND plant?
houseplants AND shade
class? OR plant?
classify? OR plants
classif? AND plant?
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