Practice Quiz: Background Information

Before reading a scholarly article, it is important to gather background information on the general topic of the article. Scholarly articles are intended to be read by scholars and professionals that are already familiar with the general background of a topic and will not provide an overview of the topic like a textbook or Wikipedia would.

You will need to gather your own background information about a given topic before reading a scholarly article in order to understand the context of the article and to introduce yourself to technical words that are common in the field.

You will now practice gathering background information on cell phone addiction. You should always gather background information BEFORE reading any scholarly article.

This is NOT a graded quiz but will help you pass the next graded quiz.