Timedora
Free Practice Quiz Question List

2 Planning and Conducting Literature Searches Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 2 Planning and Conducting Literature Searches, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

You want to retrieve records that use either “adolescent” or “teenager” for the same population concept. Which Boolean expression best does this?

  1. A

    adolescent AND teenager

  2. B

    adolescent OR teenager

  3. C

    adolescent NOT teenager

  4. D

    adolescent AND sleep

02
Choose one
1 point

Your research question spans two disciplines, and a thorough search is needed. Which approach to choosing sources is most appropriate?

  1. A

    Use only a library catalog because it indexes scholarly articles across disciplines.

  2. B

    Use Google Scholar as an automatic replacement for all subject-relevant databases.

  3. C

    Search more than one relevant database, including sources that cover the different fields involved.

  4. D

    Choose a database based only on how many search results it returns.

03
Choose one
1 point

A search returns many irrelevant records, but some relevant publications are present. Which refinement is most appropriate?

  1. A

    Add as many limits as possible until only a small number of results remain.

  2. B

    Add a well-defined concept or search particular fields, then check that relevant work is still included.

  3. C

    Remove all concepts from the query and rely on the hit count.

  4. D

    Exclude terms that appear in irrelevant records, without checking whether relevant records also contain them.

04
Choose one
1 point

A researcher wants to limit a literature search to recent years but has no topic-based or methodological reason to do so. What is the best advice?

  1. A

    Avoid imposing a recent-years limit unless the research purpose justifies it.

  2. B

    Apply a recent-years limit to every search so that results are manageable.

  3. C

    Exclude older publications whenever newer publications are available.

  4. D

    Choose a date limit after searching, based only on the number of results.

05
Choose all
1 point

You are developing search terms for a concept. Select all strategies supported by the guidance.

  1. A

    Use both keywords and controlled vocabulary when the database supports them.

  2. B

    Use only the exact wording of the research question in every database.

  3. C

    Look for useful terminology in relevant article titles and abstracts.

  4. D

    Avoid synonyms because they make a search less systematic.

06
Choose all
1 point

You want another researcher to understand how a search was conducted and how it changed. Select all details that should be recorded in the search log.

  1. A

    Record the exact query and fields searched.

  2. B

    Record only the final number of results.

  3. C

    Note limits or filters and the number of results retrieved.

  4. D

    Rely on memory for changes made during searching.

07
True or false
1 point

True or false: A search strategy may need to be adjusted after examining results and checking whether known relevant publications appear.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
True or false
1 point

True or false: If one database uses a truncation symbol successfully, you can assume the same symbol behaves identically in every other database.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

09
Written response
1 point

Which Boolean operator would combine two different concepts so that both must be present in the search?

10
Written response
1 point

What type of library resource is useful for locating books and other library holdings?

11
Fill in the blank
1 point

To search for records using either of two alternative terms for the same concept, join the terms with .

12
Fill in the blank
1 point

When supported by a database, use around a multiword search phrase to search it as an exact phrase.

13
Open ended
1 point

You need to design a reproducible literature search for a question that spans two disciplines. Explain how you would identify search concepts and terms, choose sources, build and refine the query, and document the process.

14
Choose one
1 point

While planning a comprehensive review, how should the researcher handle sources and search limits?

  1. A

    Plan sources and limits in advance and align them with the review’s eligibility criteria.

  2. B

    Choose limits after seeing which results are easiest to retrieve.

  3. C

    Avoid documenting eligibility-related limits because they may change the search.

  4. D

    Use a single database regardless of the review’s subject or evidence needs.

15
Choose one
1 point

A project needs both scholarly articles and relevant books held by the library. Which pairing of source types fits these needs?

  1. A

    Use a library catalog as the only source because it indexes all scholarly articles.

  2. B

    Use article databases to locate scholarly publications and a library catalog when books or other holdings are needed.

  3. C

    Use a broad search tool instead of all databases, regardless of the search purpose.

  4. D

    Use a discipline-specific database only for books and a library catalog only for journal articles.

16
True or false
1 point

True or false: When conducting a thorough literature search, Google Scholar should automatically replace subject-relevant databases.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

17
Choose one
1 point

You want to search for either of two terms for the same population, adolescent or teenager, while also requiring the sleep concept. Which query best expresses this?

  1. A

    (adolescent OR teenager) AND sleep

  2. B

    adolescent AND teenager AND sleep

  3. C

    (adolescent AND teenager) OR sleep

  4. D

    (adolescent OR sleep) AND teenager

18
Written response
1 point

In a database query, what should quotation marks around a group of words signal the search is looking for?

19
Written response
1 point

When supported by a database, what search feature can use a symbol such as * to retrieve word forms like “adolescent” and “adolescents”?

20
Choose one
1 point

A research question spans two disciplines. Which database plan is most likely to help locate relevant work that one source might not index?

  1. A

    Use only a discipline-specific database, even if it does not cover all the fields involved.

  2. B

    Search more than one relevant database to improve coverage across fields.

  3. C

    Use a library catalog instead of article databases for all scholarly publications.

  4. D

    Use only a broad search tool because it covers every relevant publication.