FHGEN 120 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of search would you use if you have a source citation that provides the FHL
film number and you would like to locate that same source using the FHL film number?
1/ Author
2/ Film/Fiche Number
3/ Place
4/ Keywords - Answer-2/ /Fiche Number
If you want to find the record of a marriage that took place in Swedish Mission Church of
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, which of the following place names might you want to
search in the catalog?
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio
Mahoning, Ohio
Ohio
All of the above - Answer-All of the above
Which of the following are true?
1/ Answers to brick wall problems often lie in records that are not indexed
2/ In the past, most image-only records were available only on microfilm at the Family
History Library or a local archive or courthouse.
3/ In an image only collection, you may be taken to a second or third screen, called a
waypoint.
4/ Image-only collections are organized by record type within each jurisdiction
5/ All of the above - Answer-5/ All of the above
True or false: For dates, there is no such thing as a close match. The date either falls
within the specified range (exact), it falls out of the range (no match), or the document
does not include a date (missing).
true
false - Answer-true
If you are not sure if someone's first name was spelled Pauline or Paulina, what would
you type in the search engine?
, 1/ "Pauline OR Paulina"
2/ "Paulin?"
3/ "Paulin*"
4/ "Paul*" - Answer-2/ "Paulin?"
If you are not sure if someone's first name was spelled Paulina or Polena, what would
you type in the search engine?
1/ "P?lina"
2/ "P*l?na"
3/ "Paulina OR Polena"
4/ "P*lina" - Answer-2/ "P*l?na"
True or false: In the Help Center, you can only find videos about using FamilySearch
products and nothing else.
true
false - Answer-false
The Help Center only contains information for expert researchers.
true
false - Answer-false
The acronym GEDCOM stands for what?
1/ Genealogical
Communications Data
2/ Genealogy Data Communications
3/ Genealogical Data Computers
4/ Genealogy Data Communication - Answer-1/ genealogical data communications
What are the advantages of creating your own research logs and family group sheets?
1/ you can create them faster than your could print copies of one that has already been
created
2/ you can choose the information to include, as well as customize the layout to meet
your needs
3/ you can choose the folder in which you will store them. - Answer-You can choose the
information to include, as well as customize the layout to meet your needs.
Which tool should you use to insert a footnote into a research report in Word?
1/ Review
2/ References
3/ Draw
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of search would you use if you have a source citation that provides the FHL
film number and you would like to locate that same source using the FHL film number?
1/ Author
2/ Film/Fiche Number
3/ Place
4/ Keywords - Answer-2/ /Fiche Number
If you want to find the record of a marriage that took place in Swedish Mission Church of
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, which of the following place names might you want to
search in the catalog?
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio
Mahoning, Ohio
Ohio
All of the above - Answer-All of the above
Which of the following are true?
1/ Answers to brick wall problems often lie in records that are not indexed
2/ In the past, most image-only records were available only on microfilm at the Family
History Library or a local archive or courthouse.
3/ In an image only collection, you may be taken to a second or third screen, called a
waypoint.
4/ Image-only collections are organized by record type within each jurisdiction
5/ All of the above - Answer-5/ All of the above
True or false: For dates, there is no such thing as a close match. The date either falls
within the specified range (exact), it falls out of the range (no match), or the document
does not include a date (missing).
true
false - Answer-true
If you are not sure if someone's first name was spelled Pauline or Paulina, what would
you type in the search engine?
, 1/ "Pauline OR Paulina"
2/ "Paulin?"
3/ "Paulin*"
4/ "Paul*" - Answer-2/ "Paulin?"
If you are not sure if someone's first name was spelled Paulina or Polena, what would
you type in the search engine?
1/ "P?lina"
2/ "P*l?na"
3/ "Paulina OR Polena"
4/ "P*lina" - Answer-2/ "P*l?na"
True or false: In the Help Center, you can only find videos about using FamilySearch
products and nothing else.
true
false - Answer-false
The Help Center only contains information for expert researchers.
true
false - Answer-false
The acronym GEDCOM stands for what?
1/ Genealogical
Communications Data
2/ Genealogy Data Communications
3/ Genealogical Data Computers
4/ Genealogy Data Communication - Answer-1/ genealogical data communications
What are the advantages of creating your own research logs and family group sheets?
1/ you can create them faster than your could print copies of one that has already been
created
2/ you can choose the information to include, as well as customize the layout to meet
your needs
3/ you can choose the folder in which you will store them. - Answer-You can choose the
information to include, as well as customize the layout to meet your needs.
Which tool should you use to insert a footnote into a research report in Word?
1/ Review
2/ References
3/ Draw
