RESEARCH SKILLS     Work Sheet/Practice

Arrange the following terms so that they go from general to most specific .  Put a number in each
blank --1 will be the most general, 5 the most specific.

a. performer_____    athlete____    Guzman____   pitcher_____ baseball player____

b.   sweater___ garment____ pullover____   wool____   knitted_____

c.  entertainment____    Metallica____   music____    heavy metal____   sound____


Narrow each of the following terms from the general to specific to more specific.

1. Holiday     _____________       ________________

2. Country   ______________      ________________

3. Clock      _______________     ________________

Boolean Searching
Boolean terms are "and", "or" and "not"

Add a term and a word to make the following searches narrower.

1. Food ________    ____________

2. Technology ______   ______________

3. Hamburger ________   ____________

Now do the same thing but make each search broader.

1.  Food ______ ____________

2. Technology ______ _______________

3. Hamburger _______ ______________

You are going to search for information on air travel.  Suggest THREE searches that use at least
two words each and the Boolean terms that you would use.

1.
2.
3.