Research Citation Rules and Vocabulary

Credible sources is trustworthy and reliable.

• True
• False

If you read a paper written by someone else and then write about it in your own words, do you still have to cite it? 

• Yes
• No

What's the correct in-text citaion for this source?

• (Weird News 1)
• (huffingtonpost.com 1)
• (Amatulli, Jenna  pg. 1)
• (Amatulli 1)

What's the correct in-text citation for this article?

• (space.com)
• (https://www.space.com)
• (Dohrer 1)
• (Dohrer pg. 1)

Is the in-text citation correct?

• correctomundo
• so wrong
• Ask my mother.
• My teacher doesn't care.

Is the in-text citation correct?

• Yep.
• Nope
• I don't know.
• It doesn't matter.

Which is the best source to determine: 

Who was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Source 1: A hollywood movie about the American Revolution made 2001. 
• Source 2:
  A book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999. 

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
What is Katie Ledecky's best swim time?

• A YouTube video of her race from the Rio Olympics.
• The swimming records page on the FINA website.
• None of the above.

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
What is Jaden Smith's favorite ice cream flavor?

• An interview of Jaden himself on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
• An article in an entertainment magazine with pictures of the trash cans outside of Jaden's house.
• None of the above.

.gov means the webpage is run by...

• An educational group
• A commercial group
• The military
• The government