If Needed, Narrow or Broaden Your Topic

Often finding too much or too little information may mean you have to narrow or broaden your topic.

If you need to narrow your topic, try adding concrete or specific terms to your questions. For example, instead of asking, "What are the state regulations on class size?" ask

"What are California's regulations on class size?"

Or, instead of asking, "What are the statistics on class size and academic achievement?"

"What are the statistics on elementary school class size?"

(Once you've formulated a new question, you will have to repeat the process of picking out the significant terms and making a list of synonyms and related terms.)