Jubail International School
Trimester 3
Name: ________________________ Date: ___________
Subject: _ICT_ Grade: 5 Sec: _______
Worksheet
Chapter 2 Digital Literacy - Using the World Wide Web
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. What is a 'spider' in the context of web searching?
A) A small animal that crawls on the web.
B) A special program that collects information from websites.
C) A type of search engine that is used for kids.
D) A website that is very popular and has many links to it.
2. Why is it important to choose the right key words when searching the web?
A) To make your search look more professional.
B) To find websites that are easy to read.
C) To help the search engine find websites that match your question.
D) To make sure you don't see any ads.
3. What is the main purpose of meta tags on a website?
A) To make the website look more interesting.
B) To help search engines find the website.
C) To show how many people have visited the website.
D) To tell you how to pronounce the words on the website.
Definitions
algorithm
A set of rules that a computer follows to solve a problem or complete a task.
index
A list of words and their locations on the web that a search engine uses to find
information quickly.
meta
Describing information about other information, like a description of a website.
Keyword
a word you enter into a search engine. The search engine will find web pages that
include the key word
Webpage
A page in the website
Bookmark
a way to save a link to a web page that you like. The web browser saves your
bookmarks. You can use the list of bookmarks to quickly find your favourite sites again.
Website
A collection of webpages
Question and Answers
1. What are three things that search engines consider when deciding which websites
to show first in the results list?
Answer: Search engines consider the popularity of a website, how recently it was
updated, and whether the search engine trusts the website.
2. Why are some search engines made specifically for kids?
Answer: Search engines made for kids are designed to be easier for children to use, and
they are less likely to show websites that are not appropriate for children.
3. What is the purpose of an index in a search engine?
Answer: An index is a special list that stores information about websites, which allows
the search engine to find websites that match your search terms much faster.
Fill in the blanks
1. The first rule for searching the web is to choose the right
__________.
2. A search engine uses a __________ to crawl around the web and
collect information from web pages.
3. Child-friendly search engines are helpful because they have fewer
__________ and are easier to __________.
4. Adding a useful web page to your __________ helps you find it easily
next time.
5. When a search engine shows results, it often displays __________ at
the top of the list, which are paid for by website owners.
6. The list created by a search engine from collected web data is called
an __________.
7. A search engine ignores short joining words like 'the' and 'why'
because they appear on __________ web pages.
8. __________ are hidden words on a web page that help search
engines understand what the page is about.
9. A search engine uses an __________ to decide which pages best
match the search keywords.
10.Web pages that are __________ and have many other sites linking to
them usually appear at the top of search results.
Answers
1. key words
2. spider
3. adverts, read
4. bookmarks
5. adverts
6. index
7. every
8. Meta tags
9. algorithm
10. popular
