Searching with keywords and search operators
Name:
Date:
Class:
A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. You want results with the exact phrase Great Barrier Reef. Which search is better?
2. You search for jaguar speed but keep getting car websites. How do you remove the word car from the results?
3. You only want results from Australian education websites. Which operator should you add?
4. You want a PDF worksheet about fractions. Which search will help you find PDF files?
5. Which search correctly uses a minus sign to exclude the word apple?
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1"climate change causes" | ASearches for that exact phrase, with the words together in the same order | |
| 2jaguar -car | BThere is a space after the minus sign, so it does not exclude the word. It should be -car with no space. | |
| 3Only show results from Australian education websites | CThere is a space after site:, so the operator will not work. It should be site:edu.au with no space. | |
| 4Only show results that are PDF files | DSearches for jaguar but leaves out any results that contain the word car | |
| 5jaguar - car | Ehealthy eating filetype:pdf | |
| 6recycling site: edu.au | Fbushfires site:edu.au |
C
Definitions
search operator
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
climate change _____edu.au
2.
renewable energy filetype:___
3.
jaguar speed _car
4.
"great barrier reef" _________pdf
5.
bushfire safety site:______
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
jaguar - car
B
Goal: animal facts, not cars
C
Minus removes the word car
Question 2
A
Goal: match exact words
B
"shake it off
C
Quotes keep words together
Question 3
A
Goal: Australian school sites
B
volcano site edu.au
C
Only edu.au sites are shown
Question 4
A
Goal: a printable fact sheet
B
Add the filetype operator
C
bushfire safety file:pdf
Question 5
A
Goal: recipes without nuts
B
cake recipe +nuts
C
The minus removes nuts
Answer Key
Searching with keywords and search operators
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
A — "Great Barrier Reef"
Q2
B — jaguar speed -car
Q3
A — site:edu.au
Q4
A — fractions worksheet filetype:pdf
Q5
B — fruit recipes -apple
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
"climate change causes" → Searches for that exact phrase, with the words together in the same order
Q2
jaguar -car → Searches for jaguar but leaves out any results that contain the word car
Q3
Only show results from Australian education websites → bushfires site:edu.au
Q4
Only show results that are PDF files → healthy eating filetype:pdf
Q5
jaguar - car → There is a space after the minus sign, so it does not exclude the word. It should be -car with no space.
Q6
recycling site: edu.au → There is a space after site:, so the operator will not work. It should be site:edu.au with no space.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
search operator — A special symbol or word, such as quotation marks, a minus sign, site: or filetype:, that you add to your keywords to narrow a web search to the results you want.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
climate change site:edu.auQ2
renewable energy filetype:pdfQ3
jaguar speed -carQ4
"great barrier reef" filetype:pdfQ5
bushfire safety site:edu.auSection E: Spot the Error
Q1
A — There must be no space between the minus sign and the word you want to exclude. It should be jaguar -car.
Q2
B — An exact phrase needs quotation marks at both the start and the end. It should be "shake it off".
Q3
B — The site operator needs a colon straight after the word site. It should be volcano site:edu.au.
Q4
C — The operator is called filetype, not file. It should be bushfire safety filetype:pdf.
Q5
B — A plus sign does not exclude a word. Use a minus sign to remove it, so it should be cake recipe -nuts.