Writing Bibliography

To test what you already knew about bibliography writing, answer the pre-test below. Take note of the items that you did not correctly answer and discover the right answer as you go through this module.

1. When a learner is required to do research on his/her assignment, which of the following should be the most appropriate action? A learner…

• A. posts his/her question on Ask.com and waits for someone to answer it.

• B. does the research on the internet and directly copies what is immediately posted on Google.

• C. gets information from various websites and acknowledges the author by writing the sources found.

• D. waits for his/her classmates to do their assignment first so he/she could copy it.

2. The word "bibliography" originated from the Greek words ‘biblion’ meaning a book and ‘graphia’ meaning to _______.

• A. copy

• B. listen

• C. read

• D. write

3. Which of the following print materials refers to a scholarly published periodical containing articles written by researchers, professors, and other experts?

• A. books

• B. journals

• C. magazines

• D. newspapers

4. Which of the following refers to any materials or information taken from the internet?

• A. Instagram

• B. online

• C. social media

• D. YouTube

5. What punctuation is used to separate the information in a bibliography entry?

• A. comma

• B. exclamation point

• C. period

• D. quotation mark

6. What does the Latin phrase et al. mean?

• A. among others

• B. and others

• C. for example

• D. with others

7. Which part of a report can bibliography be found? It can be found in the _______.

• A. middle of a research

• B. last page of a research

• C. beginning of a research

• D. introduction part of a research

8. Which should NOT be a purpose for creating an annotated bibliography? It should not be created to _________.

• A. avoid plagiarism

• B. help other researchers

• C. burden writers in doing their research

• D. show respect to the author of the source used

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE about bibliography? It is a ________.

• A. sample of books to read later t books

• B. list of sources used in a research

• C. place to go and check ou

• D. list of books students need to buy

10. Why is it important to cite the sources of information that you used in your research? It is important because it ___________.

• A. gives credit to the author

• B. is required by the teacher

• C. is generally a part of an essay

• D. shows you made an effort in doing your assignment