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This is a quick quiz for students who have completed the legal research training session.

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1.

Which resource is recommended for checking legal abbreviations?
- A.
  
  Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
- B.
  
  LawNet
- C.
  
  HeinOnline
Correct Answer
A. Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

Explanation
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is a free site that allows users to search for full legal publication titles by abbreviation.

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What type of material does the following citation refer to?R Buxton, 'How the Common Law Gets Made: Hedley Byrne and other Cautionary Tales' (2009) 125 LQR 60
- A.
  
  Book chapter
- B.
  
  Case
- C.
  
  Journal article
- D.
  
  News article
Correct Answer
C. Journal article

Explanation
The citation provided includes the author's name, title of the article, year of publication, and the journal name. This format is commonly used for citing journal articles. Therefore, the given citation refers to a journal article.

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Where should I start looking for the following journal article?Andrew Phang, 'Of Generality and Specificity - A Suggested Approach Toward the Development of an Autochthonous Singapore Legal Systems'. [1989] 1 SAcLJ 68
- A.
  
  Journals List
- B.
  
  Google
- C.
  
  Wikipedia
Correct Answer
A. Journals List

Explanation
The correct answer is "Journals List" because the given journal article citation includes the name of the journal, "SAcLJ," and the volume and page numbers, "1 SAcLJ 68." Therefore, the most logical place to start looking for this specific journal article would be in a list of journals that includes the "SAcLJ" journal.

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Where can you find the following case? Public Prosecutor v Low Kok Heng [2007] 4 SLR 183
- A.
  
  LawNet
- B.
  
  PYXIS+
- C.
  
  Lexis
- D.
  
  Westlaw
Correct Answer
A. LawNet

Explanation
SLR stands for Singapore Law Reports. LawNet provides online access to the Singapore Law Reports. The print copies of the reports are also available in the Library.

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5.

Where is the first place you should look for this English case? [1949] 2 KB 481
- A.
  
  Google
- B.
  
  JustCite
- C.
  
  Statutes Online
- D.
  
  HeinOnline
Correct Answer
B. JustCite

Explanation
JustCite is a good place to start when looking for an English case. It provides information regarding the case and indicates which databases have full text access to the case. You may find a reference to the case when searching Google but you are unlikely to find the full text of a reported case on the web for free.

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Where is the best place to look for current Singapore legislation?
- A.
  
  Singapore Statutes Online
- B.
  
  Google
- C.
  
  Lexis
- D.
  
  Westlaw
Correct Answer
A. Singapore Statutes Online

Explanation
Singapore Statutes Online provides access to current Singapore legislation, including acts and subsidiary legislation. It is also available on LawNet.

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Legal Research 101 Quiz

Which resource is recommended for checking legal abbreviations?

What type of material does the following citation refer to?R Buxton, 'How the Common Law Gets Made: Hedley Byrne and other Cautionary Tales' (2009) 125 LQR 60

Where should I start looking for the following journal article?Andrew Phang, 'Of Generality and Specificity - A Suggested Approach Toward the Development of an Autochthonous Singapore Legal Systems'. [1989] 1 SAcLJ 68

Where can you find the following case? Public Prosecutor v Low Kok Heng [2007] 4 SLR 183

Where is the first place you should look for this English case? [1949] 2 KB 481

Where is the best place to look for current Singapore legislation?