DIVISION OF GEN.

TRIAS CITY
Project ISuLAT – ACTIVITY SHEETS in ENGLISH 7
(Intensified Support to Learning Alternatives Through Activity Sheets)

Name: _______________________________________ Grade & Section: __________________

ACTIVITY SHEET #2: Search Engines

GEAR UP
MELC: Use electronic search engine to locate specific resources.
After the learners have finished answering this activity sheet, they will be able to:
1. Identify the different types of an online search engines;
2. Differentiate the uses of an online search engines and,
3. Use online search engines to locate specific resources.

ENGAGE
An online search engine or web search engine is a specialized computer server that searches for the
information on the Web.

Online search engines are essential especially to researchers or to individuals who would like to get topics
or anything related to their queries. It makes it easier for people to get the relevant topics they need. There
are three common types of search engines.

A. General Search Engines - refer to wide-ranging search engines capable of searching millions
upon millions of sites for specific information.

Below are examples of General search Engine:

Ask.com Carrot2 Startpage
Million Short Yahoo! Search Yippy
MSN Yahoo Google

B. Metasearch Engines (MSE) – is an aggregator search which uses data from a set of search
engines to produce its own results from the internet, given a query from the user interface.

Below are examples of Metasearch Engine:

Ixquick Metager Metacrawler
Yabado Dogpile Zoo

C. Specific Search Engines – as the name implies, is a much smaller and more specific type and is
designed more specifically for certain users’ needs such as periodical database on culture,
history, politics, and government which are usually accessed for research purposes. Sometimes, it
would require user enrolment or subscription to allow unlimited access.

Below are examples of specific search engine:

Academic Search JSTOR LexisNexis
Sources:
Chandra, Ayan, et.al. (n.d.) Building a Meta-Search Engine. Retrieved December 4, 2020 from https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/ayuark/building-a-metasearch-engine
Villalobos, John Lerry F. (2020). PIVOT 4A Learner’s Module Quarter 2 p. 12
Web Search Engines (2020). Science Direct Journals & Books. Elsevier B.V. Retrieved December 4, 2020 from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/web-
search-engine

TEST
Directions: Identify the search engine shown in the picture. Then, classify each according to its type.
Write your answers under the correct column. The first one is done for you.

1 2

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NO. Name of Search Engine Type

1 Yahoo General
2
3
4
5
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REINFORCE
Directions: Below are the different topics being searched online. Accomplish the table by supplying the
appropriate search engine to be used to look for the information. Then, identify its type.

Topic Search Engine to be

Type of Search Engine
Used
1. Covid-19 Bulletin of City of General Trias
2. Coronavirus
3. Barriers to Learning in the time of Covid-19
4. Search Engine Optimization Trends in 2020
5. Vlogger Lloyd Cadena

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Project ISuLAT – ACTIVITY SHEETS in ENGLISH 7
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INTEGRATE
Directions: Reach out to three (3) persons at home or in the neighborhood. Ask them what search engine
they commonly use and what topic they usually search for. Complete the table below and draw your
conclusion afterwards.

Search Engines Commonly

No. Name of Person Asked Topic Searched
Used
1

The search engine/s commonly used by the people I know is/are ____________________________________.

It is an example of ______________________________________________. The topic/s searched about is/are

________________________________________________________________________________________.

ASSESS
Directions: Read and analyze each question. Write the letter of your answer on the blank.

________ 1. What do you call a specialized computer server that helps you look for information using the
internet?
A. online library C. online search engine
B. informational websites D. virtual information access

________ 2. Which search engine used other search engines to look for information?
A. Metasearch C. Specific
B. General D. Multimedia

________ 3. Which of the following is an example of a general search engine?

A. Carrot2 B. MSN C. Startpile D. Yabado

________ 4. Which of the following is NOT an example of specific search engine?

A. Academic Search C. JSTOR
B. Dogpile D. Lexis Nexis

________ 5. If your assignment is to look for a research journal / study on the effects of home quarantine to
teenagers, which of the following search engines would be most suitable?
A. Ask.com C. Google Scholar
B. Google D. blog

SHARPEN
Directions: Choose one from the two options below.

A. If you have access to internet, use different search engines (one from each type) and choose any
link that comes out in the search. Click the link and go the page. Write 1-2 sentence/s about the
information presented.

TOPIC: SMARTPHONES FOR 2021

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No. Search First Link / Web Page Visited Information Gathered

Engine Used
https://www.thebestadvices.com It showed top 10 upcoming smartphones in
Ex. yahoo
/upcoming-smartphones/ 2021. The first one is Samsung Galaxy S21.

Was the information you gathered using three different search engines the same or different? How are
they similar / different?
____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

B. If you have no access to internet, answer the following questions:

1. Which of the search engines discussed do you know and have used before? Choose three and write
them on the blank, putting on number 1 the search engine you used the most and so on.
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________

2. Why do you always use the search engine you wrote on number 1? What do you like about it?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. If you were asked to use a different search engine from the three (3) you listed in number Question #1,
which search engine will you try to use? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

References:
Chandra, Ayan, et.al. (n.d.) Building a Meta-Search Engine. Retrieved December 4, 2020 from https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/ayuark/building-a-
metasearch-engine
Villalobos, John Lerry F. (2020). PIVOT 4A Learner’s Module Quarter 2 p. 12
Web Search Engines (2020). Science Direct Journals & Books. Elsevier B.V. Retrieved December 4, 2020 from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-
science/web-search-engine
Mabbey28 (n.d.). Web Research. Retrieved December 4, 2020 from https://quizlet.com/290867437/web-research-flash-cards/

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