Informational Writing Quiz II

When you combine information from a source with your own ideas, you are

• plagiarizing

• integrating information

• using an expert opinion

• introducing information

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When you make sure something is accurate or true, you are

• conducting a google search

• copying the information

• elaborating

• verifying the information

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following is most likely to be a credible source:

• an article on Buzzfeed

• an article you found on OSLIS

• a flyer from a political group

• an encyclopedia from 1964

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which word is NOT a synonym for a list of all the sources you used in your paper including author, title, and date

• MLA Heading

• Works Cited

• Bibliography

• References

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you are writing a paper on climate change, which information would be least relevant?

• a statistic on rising sea levels

• a description of your favorite food

• an interview with a climate change scientist

• a graph that shows worldwide temperatures over time

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the definition of paraphrase

• to make the writing shorter

• to add details

• to write down the main idea

• to express the meaning of the writer in your own words

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which is NOT an example of plagiarism?

• paraphrasing information without giving the author credit

• putting quotes around the writer's words and including a citation

• cutting and pasting a phrase into your essay

• getting an essay from the internet and turning it in.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is NOT a way to avoid plagiarism?

• cut and paste information from the internet

• give credit to the author through in-text citations

• paraphrase information and get the author credit

• introduce a quote with the source of the information

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the definition of citation in informational writing?

• a ticket from the police

• a way to tell your reader that information came from another writer

• a way to announce how great you are

• a grammatical problem

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When you are evaluating a website, what are the criteria you should use?

• citations, references, artwork, altitude, placement

• whether it is interesting and fun to read

• currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose

• how many people have already read it

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9