TREC-2001 Interactive Track Questions

Tasks

Here are the eight fully specified tasks:

• Medical
• Tell me three categories of people who should or should not get a flu shot and why.
• Find a website likely to contain reliable information on the effect of second-hand smoke.
• Buying
• Get two price quotes for a new digital camera (3 or more megapixels and 2x or more zoom).
• Find two websites that allow people to buy soy milk online.
• Travel
• I want to visit Antarctica. Find a website with information on organized tours/trips there.
• Identify three interesting things to do during a weekend in Kyoto, Japan.
• Project
• Find three articles that a high school student could use in writing a report on the Titannic
• Tell me the name of a website where I can find material on global warming.

Here are the eight partially specified tasks:

• Medical
• List two of the generally recommended treatments for _____.
• Identify two pros or cons of taking large doses of _____.
• Buying
• Name three features to consider in buying a(n) _____.
• Find two websites that will let me buy a(n) _____ online.
• Travel
• Identify three interesting places to visit in _____.
• I'd like to go on a sailing vacation in _____, but I don't know how to sail.
• Tell me where can I get some information about organized sailing cruises in that area.
• Project
• Find three different information sources that may be useful to a high school student in writing a biography of ________.
• Locate a site with lots of information for a high school report on the history of _____.

Last updated: Tuesday, 18-Jun-02 07:58:32
Date created: Tuesday, 30-Apr-02
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